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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200508-17 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: High |
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Title: libpcre: Heap integer overflow |
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Date: August 25, 2005 |
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Bugs: #103337 |
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ID: 200508-17 |
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Synopsis |
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libpcre is vulnerable to a heap integer overflow, possibly leading to |
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the execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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libpcre is a library providing functions for Perl-compatible regular |
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expressions. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-libs/libpcre < 6.3 >= 6.3 |
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Description |
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libpcre fails to check certain quantifier values in regular expressions |
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for sane values. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could possibly exploit this vulnerability to execute |
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arbitrary code by sending specially crafted regular expressions to |
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applications making use of the libpcre library. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All libpcre users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libpcre-6.3" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-2491 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2491 |
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[ 2 ] SecurityTracker Alert ID 1014744 |
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http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Aug/1014744.html |
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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-200508-17.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 2005 Gentoo Foundation, 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/2.0 |