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Luigi Auriemma discovered two security related bugs in bomberclone, a free Bomberman clone. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2006-4005 CVE-2006-4006. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------Debian Security Advisory DSA 1180-1
BomberClone is vulnerable to a buffer overflow which may lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200602-09 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: BomberClone: Remote execution of arbitrary code Date: February 16, 2006 Bugs: #121605 ID: 200602-09 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= BomberClone is vulnerable to a buffer overflow which may lead to remote execution of arbitrary code. Background ========= BomberClone is a remake of the classic game "BomberMan". It supports multiple players via IP network connection. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 games-action/bomberclone < 0.11.6.2-r1 > = 0.11.6.2-r1 Description ========== Stefan Cornelius of the Gentoo Security team discovered multiple missing buffer checks in BomberClone's code. Impact ===== By sending overly long error messages to the game via network, a remote attacker may exploit buffer overflows to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running BomberClone. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All BomberClone users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =games-action/bomberclone-0.11.6.2-r1" References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2006-0460 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0460 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the GentooSecurity Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200602-09 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
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