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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-03.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-03.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e1fcdbe7 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-03.xml @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +<?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="200511-03"> + <title>giflib: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + giflib may dereference NULL or write out of bounds when processing + malformed images, potentially resulting in Denial of Service or arbitrary + code execution. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">giflib</product> + <announced>November 04, 2005</announced> + <revised>November 04, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>109997</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/giflib" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.1.4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.1.4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + giflib is a library for reading and writing GIF images. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Chris Evans and Daniel Eisenbud independently discovered two + out-of-bounds memory write operations and a NULL pointer dereference in + giflib. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could craft a malicious GIF image and entice users to + load it using an application making use of the giflib library, + resulting in an application crash or potentially the execution of + arbitrary code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All giflib users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/giflib-4.1.4"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-2974">CVE-2005-2974</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3350">CVE-2005-3350</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 29 Oct 2005 09:30:14 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:50:36 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Fri, 04 Nov 2005 08:45:23 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |