SciLinux: CVE-2007-2027 Important: elinks SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64
Summary
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 14:27:07 -0500Reply-To: Troy DawsonSender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux From: Troy Dawson Subject: Security ERRATA Important: elinks on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64Comments: To: "scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov" Synopsis: Important: elinks security updateIssue date: 2009-10-01CVE Names: CVE-2007-2027 CVE-2008-7224CVE-2007-2027 elinks tries to load .po files from a non-absolute pathCVE-2008-7224 elinks: entity_cache static array buffer overflow (off-by-one)An off-by-one buffer overflow flaw was discovered in the way ELinks handled its internal cache of string representations for HTML special entities. A remote attacker could use this flaw to create a specially-crafted HTML file that would cause ELinks to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code when rendered. (CVE-2008-7224)It was discovered that ELinks tried to load translation files usingrelative paths. A local attacker able to trick a victim into running ELinks in a folder containing specially-crafted translation files could use this flaw to confuse the victim via incorrect translations, or cause ELinks to crash and possibly execute arbitrary code via embedded formatting sequences in translated messages. (CVE-2007-2027)SL 4.x SRPMS:elinks-0.9.2-4.el4_8.1.src.rpm i386:elinks-0.9.2-4.el4_8.1.i386.rpm x86_64:elinks-0.9.2-4.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpmSL 5.x SRPMS:elinks-0.11.1-6.el5_4.1.src.rpm i386:elinks-0.11.1-6.el5_4.1.i386.rpm x86_64:elinks-0.11.1-6.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm-Connie Sieh-Troy Dawson