Gentoo: GLSA-200901-06: Tremulous: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200901-06
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: Tremulous: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: January 11, 2009
Bugs: #222119
ID: 200901-06
Synopsis
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A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in Tremulous.
Background
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Tremulous is a team-based First Person Shooter game.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 games-fps/tremulous < 1.1.0-r2 >= 1.1.0-r2
2 games-fps/tremulous-bin < 1.1.0 Vulnerable!
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NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate
to another package if one is available or wait for the
existing packages to be marked stable by their
architecture maintainers.
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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It has been reported that Tremulous includes a vulnerable version of
the ioQuake3 engine (GLSA 200605-12, CVE-2006-2236).
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious games
server, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running the application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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Tremulous users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-fps/tremulous-1.1.0-r2"
Note: The binary version of Tremulous has been removed from the Portage
tree.
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-2236
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2236
[ 2 ] GLSA 200605-12
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200605-12
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200901-06
Concerns?
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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
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