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From: Sean Amoss <ackle@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201401-18 ] OpenSC: Arbitrary code execution
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 19:10:19
Message-Id: 52DEC570.5010001@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201401-18
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: OpenSC: Arbitrary code execution
9 Date: January 21, 2014
10 Bugs: #349567
11 ID: 201401-18
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows have been found in OpenSC,
19 allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 OpenSC is a tools and libraries for smart cards.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 dev-libs/opensc < 0.11.13-r2 >= 0.11.13-r2
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34 Description
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37 Multiple stack-based buffer overflow errors have been discovered in
38 OpenSC.
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40 Impact
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43 A physically proximate attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code
44 using a specially crafted smart card.
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46 Workaround
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49 There is no known workaround at this time.
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51 Resolution
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54 All OpenSC users should upgrade to the latest version:
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56 # emerge --sync
57 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/opensc-0.11.13-r2"
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59 Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools
60 such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these
61 packages.
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63 References
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66 [ 1 ] CVE-2010-4523
67 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4523
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69 Availability
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72 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
73 the Gentoo Security Website:
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75 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-18.xml
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77 Concerns?
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80 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
81 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
82 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
83 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
84 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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86 License
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89 Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
90 belongs to its owner(s).
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92 The contents of this document are licensed under the
93 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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95 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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