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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200508-17.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200508-17.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7a3ee81c --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200508-17.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="200508-17"> + <title>libpcre: Heap integer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + libpcre is vulnerable to a heap integer overflow, possibly leading to the + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libpcre</product> + <announced>August 25, 2005</announced> + <revised>August 25, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>103337</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/libpcre" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">6.3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">6.3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + libpcre is a library providing functions for Perl-compatible + regular expressions. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + libpcre fails to check certain quantifier values in regular + expressions for sane values. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + An attacker could possibly exploit this vulnerability to execute + arbitrary code by sending specially crafted regular expressions to + applications making use of the libpcre library. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All libpcre users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libpcre-6.3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2491">CAN-2005-2491</uri> + <uri link="http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Aug/1014744.html">SecurityTracker Alert ID 1014744</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 23 Aug 2005 08:06:54 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:35:02 +0000"> + DerCorny + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 23 Aug 2005 19:48:38 +0000"> + DerCorny + </metadata> +</glsa> |