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Gentoo: GLSA-201402-07 Normal: Freeciv Remote Code Execution Advisory

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Calendar Grey February 6, 2014
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A vulnerability in Freeciv may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Summary

The Lua component of Freeciv does not restrict which modules may be loaded by scenario scripts.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo arbitrary code execution remote attack legacy advisory Freeciv normal severity

Resolution

All Freeciv users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-strategy/freeciv-2.2.1"
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since July 26, 2010. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2010-2445 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2445

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201402-07
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: Freeciv: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: February 06, 2014
Bugs: #329949
ID: 201402-07

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo arbitrary code execution remote attack legacy advisory Freeciv normal severity

Synopsis

A vulnerability in Freeciv may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Background

Freeciv is an open-source empire building strategy game.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 games-strategy/freeciv < 2.2.1 >= 2.2.1

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted scenario file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or reading of arbitrary files with the privileges of the process.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.