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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-11.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ccbef20d --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-11.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="200603-11"> + <title>Freeciv: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis> + A memory allocation bug in Freeciv allows a remote attacker to perform a + Denial of Service attack. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">freeciv</product> + <announced>March 16, 2006</announced> + <revised>March 16, 2006: 01</revised> + <bug>125304</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="games-strategy/freeciv" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.0.8</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.8</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Freeciv is an open source turn-based multiplayer strategy game, + similar to the famous Civilization series. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Luigi Auriemma discovered that Freeciv could be tricked into the + allocation of enormous chunks of memory when trying to uncompress + malformed data packages, possibly leading to an out of memory condition + which causes Freeciv to crash or freeze. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could exploit this issue to cause a Denial of + Service by sending specially crafted data packages to the Freeciv game + server. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + Play solo games or restrict your multiplayer games to trusted + parties. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Freeciv users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-strategy/freeciv-2.0.8"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0047">CVE-2006-0047</uri> + <uri link="http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/freecivdos-adv.txt">Original advisory</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 12 Mar 2006 20:13:19 +0000"> + DerCorny + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 12 Mar 2006 20:29:12 +0000"> + DerCorny + </metadata> +</glsa> |