Gentoo GLSA 201006-06 Update: Transmission Multiple Vulnerabilities Found
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June 1, 2010
Stack-based buffer overflows in Transmission may allow for remote execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the tr_magnetParse() function in libtransmission/magnet.c have been discovered.
Resolution
All Transmission users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/transmission-1.92"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2010-1853 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1853
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201006-06
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: Transmission: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 01, 2010
Bugs: #309831
ID: 201006-06
Background
Transmission is a cross-platform BitTorrent client.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-p2p/transmission < 1.92 >= 1.92
Impact
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A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service or possibly execute
arbitrary code via a crafted magnet URL with a large number of tr or ws
links.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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