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Gentoo: GLSA-200904-02 Normal: Code Execution Risk in GLib Base64

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Calendar Grey April 3, 2009
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The GLib library plays a key role in base64 encoding on Gentoo systems. Updating it is essential to mitigate risks of unauthorized code execution. For more info, see advisory GLSA 200904-02
Multiple integer overflows might allow for the execution of arbitrary code when performing base64 conversion.

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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 ======= Multiple integer overflows might allow for the execution of arbitrary code when performing base64 conversion.
Background ========= The GLib is a library of C routines that is used by a multitude of programs.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-libs/glib < 2.18.4-r1 >= 2.18.4-r1 *>= 2.16.6-r1
========== Diego E. Pettenò reported multiple integer overflows in glib/gbase64.c when converting a ...

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