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Gentoo: 201606-16 Normal: PLIB Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey June 27, 2016
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Gentoo GLSA 202308-05 addresses vulnerability in QEMU, which poses risk for local privilege escalation. Users are encouraged to perform updates.
A buffer overflow in PLIB might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Summary

A buffer overflow in PLIB allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a long error message, as demonstrated by a crafted acc file for TORCS.

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Topics Covered

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Resolution

All PLIB users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --verbose --oneshot ">=media-libs/plib-1.8.5-r1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2011-4620 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-4620

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-16
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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: PLIB: Buffer overflow vulnerability
Date: June 26, 2016
Bugs: #395553
ID: 201606-16

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Topics Covered

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Synopsis

A buffer overflow in PLIB might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

PLIB includes sound effects, music, a complete 3D engine, font rendering, a simple Windowing library, a game scripting language, a GUI, networking, 3D math library and a collection of handy utility functions.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/plib < 1.8.5-r1 >= 1.8.5-r1

Impact

===== Remote attackers could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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