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From: Chris Reffett <creffett@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201402-07 ] Freeciv: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 15:01:47
Message-Id: 52F3A376.7030006@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201402-07
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Freeciv: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
9 Date: February 06, 2014
10 Bugs: #329949
11 ID: 201402-07
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability in Freeciv may allow a remote attacker to execute
19 arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 Freeciv is an open-source empire building strategy game.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 games-strategy/freeciv < 2.2.1 >= 2.2.1
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34 Description
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37 The Lua component of Freeciv does not restrict which modules may be
38 loaded by scenario scripts.
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40 Impact
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43 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted
44 scenario file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or
45 reading of arbitrary files with the privileges of the process.
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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 Freeciv users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-strategy/freeciv-2.2.1"
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60 NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
61 available since July 26, 2010. It is likely that your system is already
62 no longer affected by this issue.
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64 References
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67 [ 1 ] CVE-2010-2445
68 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2445
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70 Availability
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73 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
74 the Gentoo Security Website:
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76 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-07.xml
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78 Concerns?
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81 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
82 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
83 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
84 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
85 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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87 License
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90 Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
91 belongs to its owner(s).
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93 The contents of this document are licensed under the
94 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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96 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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