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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200610-08.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200610-08.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..04a2f54f --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200610-08.xml @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +<?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="200610-08"> + <title>Cscope: Multiple buffer overflows</title> + <synopsis> + Cscope is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows that could lead to the + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">cscope</product> + <announced>October 20, 2006</announced> + <revised>October 20, 2006: 01</revised> + <bug>144869</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-util/cscope" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">15.5.20060927</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">15.5.20060927</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Cscope is a developer's tool for browsing source code. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Unchecked use of strcpy() and *scanf() leads to several buffer + overflows. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A user could be enticed to open a carefully crafted file which would + allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of + the user running Cscope. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Cscope users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/cscope-15.5.20060927"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4262">CVE-2006-4262</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:32:19 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:33:33 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> +</glsa> |