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From: Tobias Heinlein <keytoaster@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201006-06 ] Transmission: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:15:36
Message-Id: 4C052A3C.6060300@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201006-06
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Transmission: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: June 01, 2010
10 Bugs: #309831
11 ID: 201006-06
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15 Synopsis
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18 Stack-based buffer overflows in Transmission may allow for remote
19 execution of arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 Transmission is a cross-platform BitTorrent client.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 net-p2p/transmission < 1.92 >= 1.92
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34 Description
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37 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the tr_magnetParse() function
38 in libtransmission/magnet.c have been discovered.
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40 Impact
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43 A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service or possibly execute
44 arbitrary code via a crafted magnet URL with a large number of tr or ws
45 links.
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47 Workaround
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50 There is no known workaround at this time.
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52 Resolution
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55 All Transmission users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/transmission-1.92"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2010-1853
64 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1853
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66 Availability
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69 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
70 the Gentoo Security Website:
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72 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201006-06.xml
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74 Concerns?
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77 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
78 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
79 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
80 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
81 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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83 License
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86 Copyright 2010 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
87 belongs to its owner(s).
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89 The contents of this document are licensed under the
90 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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92 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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