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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200711-18 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Cpio: Buffer overflow |
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Date: November 14, 2007 |
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Bugs: #196978 |
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ID: 200711-18 |
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Synopsis |
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GNU cpio contains a buffer overflow vulnerability, possibly resulting |
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in a Denial of Service. |
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Background |
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GNU cpio copies files into or out of a cpio or tar archive. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-arch/cpio < 2.9-r1 >= 2.9-r1 |
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Description |
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A buffer overflow vulnerability in the safer_name_suffix() function in |
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GNU cpio has been discovered. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted |
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archive file resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow, possibly |
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crashing the application. It is disputed whether the execution of |
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arbitrary code is possible. |
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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 GNU cpio users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/cpio-2.9-r1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-4476 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4476 |
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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-200711-18.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 2007 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/2.5 |
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