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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-12.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-12.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..54532bd4 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-12.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="200710-12"> + <title>T1Lib: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + T1Lib is vulnerable to a buffer overflow allowing for the user-assisted + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">t1lib</product> + <announced>October 12, 2007</announced> + <revised>October 12, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>193437</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/t1lib" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">5.0.2-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">5.0.2-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + T1Lib is a library for rasterizing bitmaps from Adobe Type 1 fonts. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Hamid Ebadi discovered a boundary error in the + intT1_EnvGetCompletePath() function which can lead to a buffer overflow + when processing an overly long filename. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to open a font file with a + specially crafted filename, possibly leading to the execution of + arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application + using T1Lib. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All T1Lib users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/t1lib-5.0.2-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4033">CVE-2007-4033</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:38:38 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:39:08 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:05:38 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |