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diff --git a/glsa-200501-10.xml b/glsa-200501-10.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..13f342c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200501-10.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200501-10"> + <title>Vilistextum: Buffer overflow vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + Vilistextum is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that allows an attacker to + execute arbitrary code through the use of a malicious webpage. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">vilistextum</product> + <announced>January 06, 2005</announced> + <revised>January 06, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>74694</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/vilistextum" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.6.7</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.6.7</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Vilistextum is an HTML to text converter. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Ariel Berkman discovered that Vilistextum unsafely reads data into + an array without checking the length. This code vulnerability may lead + to a buffer overflow. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could craft a malicious webpage which, when + converted, would result in the execution of arbitrary code with the + rights of the user running Vilistextum. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Vilistextum users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/vilistextum-2.6.7"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/vilistextum.txt">Original Advisory</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1299">CAN-2004-1299</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 3 Jan 2005 15:34:01 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 4 Jan 2005 11:50:53 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 6 Jan 2005 13:22:37 +0000"> + SeJo + </metadata> +</glsa> |