glsa-201111-07.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201111-07">
  <title>TinTin++: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
  <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in TinTin++ which could
    allow a remote attacker to conduct several attacks, including the execution
    of arbitrary code and Denial of Service.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">TinTin++</product>
  <announced>November 20, 2011</announced>
  <revised>November 20, 2011: 1</revised>
  <bug>209903</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="games-mud/tintin" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.98.0</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.98.0</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>TinTin++ is a free MUD gaming client.</p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in TinTin++. Please review
      the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="high">
    <p>Remote unauthenticated attackers may be able to execute arbitrary code
      with the privileges of the TinTin++ process, cause a Denial of Service,
      or truncate arbitrary files in the top level of the home directory
      belonging to the user running the TinTin++ process.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All TinTin++ users should upgrade to the latest stable version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=games-mud/tintin-1.98.0"
    </code>
    
    <p>NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
      available since March 25, 2008. It is likely that your system is already
      no longer affected by this issue.
    </p>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-0671">CVE-2008-0671</uri>
    <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-0672">CVE-2008-0672</uri>
    <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-0673">CVE-2008-0673</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata timestamp="Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:37:02 +0000" tag="requester">system</metadata>
  <metadata timestamp="Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:56:45 +0000" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata>
</glsa>