Gentoo: GLSA-201311-01 Normal: Mednafen Arbitrary Code Execution
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November 4, 2013
An unspecified vulnerability in Mednafen could result in the execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
An unspecified vulnerability has been discovered in Mednafen when using network play.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All Mednafen users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=games-emulation/mednafen-0.8.13"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2010-3085 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3085
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201311-01
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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: Mednafen: Arbitrary code execution
Date: November 04, 2013
Bugs: #326141
ID: 201311-01
Topics Covered
Background
Mednafen is an advanced NES, GB/GBC/GBA, TurboGrafx 16/CD, NGPC and
Lynx emulator.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 games-emulation/mednafen
< 0.8.13 >= 0.8.13
Impact
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A remote server could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the
process.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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