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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200511-01 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: libgda: Format string vulnerabilities |
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Date: November 02, 2005 |
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Bugs: #110467 |
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ID: 200511-01 |
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Synopsis |
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Two format string vulnerabilities in libgda may lead to the execution |
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of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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libgda is the library handling the data abstraction layer in the Gnome |
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data access architecture (GNOME-DB). It can also be used by non-GNOME |
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applications to manage data stored in databases or XML files. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 gnome-extra/libgda < 1.2.2-r1 >= 1.2.2-r1 |
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Description |
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Steve Kemp discovered two format string vulnerabilities in the |
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gda_log_error and gda_log_message functions. Some applications may pass |
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untrusted input to those functions and be vulnerable. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could pass malicious input to an application making use of |
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the vulnerable libgda functions, potentially resulting in the execution |
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of arbitrary code with the rights of that application. |
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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 libgda users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-extra/libgda-1.2.2-r1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2005-2958 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-2958 |
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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-200511-01.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 |
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