Gentoo: GLSA-200904-02 Normal: Code Execution Risk in GLib Base64
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April 3, 2009
Multiple integer overflows might allow for the execution of arbitrary code when performing base64 conversion.
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200904-02
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: GLib: Execution of arbitrary code
Date: April 03, 2009
Bugs: #249214
ID: 200904-02
Synopsis
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Multiple integer overflows might allow for the execution of arbitrary
code when performing base64 conversion.
Background
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The GLib is a library of C routines that is used by a multitude of
programs.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/glib < 2.18.4-r1 >= 2.18.4-r1
*>= 2.16.6-r1
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Diego E. Pettenò reported multiple integer overflows in glib/gbase64.c
when converting a ...
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