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| author |   Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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| committer | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-200711-18.xml b/glsa-200711-18.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..97d8d95d --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200711-18.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?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="200711-18"> + <title>Cpio: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + GNU cpio contains a buffer overflow vulnerability, possibly resulting in a + Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">cpio</product> + <announced>November 14, 2007</announced> + <revised>November 14, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>196978</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-arch/cpio" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.9-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.9-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + GNU cpio copies files into or out of a cpio or tar archive. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + A buffer overflow vulnerability in the safer_name_suffix() function in + GNU cpio has been discovered. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted + archive file resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow, possibly + crashing the application. It is disputed whether the execution of + arbitrary code is possible. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All GNU cpio users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/cpio-2.9-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4476">CVE-2007-4476</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:52:13 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:48:37 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:58:10 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> +</glsa> |