Gentoo: GLSA-201312-05: SWI-Prolog : Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SWI-Prolog: * An error in the canoniseFileName() function could cause a stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2012-6089). * An error in the expand() function could cause a stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2012-6090).
Resolution
All SWI-Prolog users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/swi-prolog-6.2.5"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2012-6089 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6089 [ 2 ] CVE-2012-6090 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6090
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201312-05
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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Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in SWI-Prolog which allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Background
SWI-Prolog is a free, small, and standard compliant Prolog compiler.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-lang/swi-prolog < 6.2.5 >= 6.2.5
Impact
===== A context-dependent attack can create files with specially crafted names, causing arbitrary code execution or a denial of service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.