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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-02.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-02.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9942a7dc --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-02.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="200905-02"> + <title>Cscope: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities in Cscope might allow for the remote execution of + arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">cscope</product> + <announced>May 24, 2009</announced> + <revised>May 24, 2009: 01</revised> + <bug>263023</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-util/cscope" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">15.7a</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">15.7a</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Cscope is a developer's tool for browsing source code. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + James Peach of Apple discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in + cscope's handling of long file system paths (CVE-2009-0148). Multiple + stack-based buffer overflows were reported in the putstring function + when processing an overly long function name or symbol in a source code + file (CVE-2009-1577). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted + source file, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary + code with the privileges of the user running the application. + </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-15.7a"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0148">CVE-2009-0148</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1577">CVE-2009-1577</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 03 May 2009 18:51:15 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 04 May 2009 12:25:17 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 04 May 2009 12:25:25 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |