Gentoo: GLSA-200801-18: Kazehakase: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
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Severity: Normal Title: Kazehakase: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: January 30, 2008 Bugs: #198983 ID: 200801-18
Synopsis ======= Multiple vulnerabilities in Kazehakase could result in the execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= Kazehakase is a web browser based on the Gecko engine.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-client/kazehakase < 0.5.0 >= 0.5.0
========== Kazehakase includes a copy of PCRE which is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows and memory corruptions vulnerabilities (GLSA 200711-30).
Impact ===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open specially crafted input (e.g bookmarks) with Kazehakase, which could possibly lead to the execution of arbitrary code, a Denial of Service or the disclosure of sensitive information.
Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution ========= All Kazehakase users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/kazehakase-0.5.0"
References ========= [ 1 ] GLSA-200711-30 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200711-30
Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200801-18
Concerns? ======== Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/.
License ====== Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).
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