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Arch Linux: ASA-201908-14 High: Gettext Arbitrary Code Execution

Calendar Aug 29, 2019 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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The package gettext before version 0.20.1-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. 
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201908-14
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Severity: High
Date    : 2019-08-24
CVE-ID  : CVE-2018-18751
Package : gettext
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-885

Summary
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The package gettext before version 0.20.1-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary
code execution.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 0.20.1-1.

# pacman -Syu "gettext>=0.20.1-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 0.20.1.

Workaround
=========
None.

Description
==========
An issue was discovered in GNU gettext 0.19.8. There is a double free
in default_add_message in read-catalog.c, related to an invalid free in
po_gram_parse in po-gram-gen.y, as demonstrated by lt-msgfmt.

Impact
=====
A local attacker is able to execute arbitrary code by using a specially
crafted message.

References
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https://github.com/CCCCCrash/POCs/tree/master/Bin/Tools-gettext-0.19.8.1/heapcorruption
https://github.com/CCCCCrash/POCs/tree/master/Bin/Tools-gettext-0.19.8.1/doublefree

https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-18751