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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200605-12 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Quake 3 engine based games: Buffer Overflow |
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Date: May 10, 2006 |
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Bugs: #132377 |
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ID: 200605-12 |
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Synopsis |
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The Quake 3 engine has a vulnerability that could be exploited to |
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execute arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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Quake 3 is a multiplayer first person shooter. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 games-fps/quake3-bin < 1.32c >= 1.32c |
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2 games-fps/rtcw < 1.41b >= 1.41b |
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3 games-fps/enemy-territory < 2.60b >= 2.60b |
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3 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. |
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Description |
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landser discovered a vulnerability within the "remapShader" command. |
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Due to a boundary handling error in "remapShader", there is a |
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possibility of a buffer overflow. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could set up a malicious game server and entice users to |
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connect to it, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code |
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with the rights of the game user. |
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Workaround |
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Do not connect to untrusted game servers. |
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Resolution |
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All Quake 3 users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-fps/quake3-bin-1.32c" |
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All RTCW users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-fps/rtcw-1.41b" |
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All Enemy Territory users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-fps/enemy-territory-2.60b" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-2236 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2236 |
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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-200605-12.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 2006 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 |