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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200406-14 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: aspell: Buffer overflow in word-list-compress |
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Date: June 17, 2004 |
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Bugs: #53389 |
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ID: 200406-14 |
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Synopsis |
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A bug in the aspell utility word-list-compress can allow an attacker to |
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execute arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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aspell is a popular spell-checker. Dictionaries are available for many |
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languages. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-text/aspell <= 0.50.5-r1 >= 0.50.5-r2 |
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Description |
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aspell includes a utility for handling wordlists called |
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word-list-compress. This utility fails to do proper bounds checking |
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when processing words longer than 256 bytes. |
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Impact |
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If an attacker could entice a user to handle a wordlist containing very |
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long word lengths it could result in the execution of arbitrary code |
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with the permissions of the user running the program. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to |
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upgrade to the latest available version. |
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Resolution |
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All users should upgrade to the latest available version of aspell. |
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# emerge sync |
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# emerge -pv ">=app-text/aspell-0.50.5-r2" |
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# emerge ">=app-text/aspell-0.50.5-r2" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] Nettwerked Advisory |
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http://nettwerked.mg2.org/advisories/wlc |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-14.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 |
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