Gentoo: GLSA-202303-18 Normal: xyztool Overflow Vulnerability Found
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November 20, 2011
Multiple vulnerabilities, including buffer overflows, have been found in abcm2ps.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in abcm2ps:
* Boundary errors in the PUT0 and PUT1 macros, the trim_title()
function, or a long "-O" command line option can lead to a buffer
overflow (CVE-2010-3441).
* A vulnerability in the getarena() function in abc2ps.c can cause a
heap-based buffer overflow in abcm2ps (CVE-2010-4743).
* Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities (CVE-2010-4744).
Topics Covered
Resolution
All abcm2ps users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/abcm2ps-5.9.13"
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since August 27, 2010. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since August 27, 2010. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2010-3441 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3441 [ 2 ] CVE-2010-4743 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4743 [ 3 ] CVE-2010-4744 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4744
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201111-12
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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: abcm2ps: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 20, 2011
Bugs: #322859
ID: 201111-12
Topics Covered
Background
abcm2ps is a program to convert abc files to Postscript files.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-sound/abcm2ps < 5.9.13 >= 5.9.13
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to load a specially crafted ABC
file or use a long -O option on the command line, resulting in the
execution of arbitrary code.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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