Gentoo: GLSA-202104-12 Critical: libexample Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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April 27, 2007
capi4k-utils is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the bufprint() function.
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200704-23
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: High
Title: capi4k-utils: Buffer overflow
Date: April 27, 2007
Bugs: #170870
ID: 200704-23
Synopsis
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capi4k-utils is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the bufprint()
function.
Background
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capi4k-utils is a set of utilities for accessing COMMON-ISDN-API
software interfaces for ISDN devices.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-dialup/capi4k-utils < 20050718-r3 >= 20050718-r3
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The bufprint() function in capi4k-utils fails to properly check
boundaries of data coming from CAPI packets.
Impact
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A local attacker could possibly escalate privileges o...
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