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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200505-08 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: HT Editor: Multiple buffer overflows |
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Date: May 10, 2005 |
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Bugs: #91569 |
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ID: 200505-08 |
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Synopsis |
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Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in HT Editor, potentially |
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leading to the execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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HT is a hex editor, designed to help analyse and modify executable |
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files. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-editors/hteditor < 0.8.0-r2 >= 0.8.0-r2 |
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Description |
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Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Team discovered an integer |
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overflow in the ELF parser, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. |
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The vendor has reported that an unrelated buffer overflow has been |
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discovered in the PE parser. |
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Impact |
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Successful exploitation would require the victim to open a specially |
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crafted file using HT, potentially permitting an attacker to execute |
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arbitrary code. |
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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 hteditor users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/hteditor-0.8.0-r2" |
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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-200505-08.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 |