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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200504-26 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Convert-UUlib: Buffer overflow |
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Date: April 26, 2005 |
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Bugs: #89501 |
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ID: 200504-26 |
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Synopsis |
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A buffer overflow has been reported in Convert-UUlib, potentially |
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resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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Convert-UUlib provides a Perl interface to the uulib library, allowing |
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Perl applications to access data encoded in a variety of formats. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-perl/Convert-UUlib < 1.051 >= 1.051 |
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Description |
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A vulnerability has been reported in Convert-UUlib where a malformed |
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parameter can be provided by an attacker allowing a read operation to |
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overflow a buffer. The vendor credits Mark Martinec and Robert Lewis |
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with the discovery. |
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Impact |
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Successful exploitation would permit an attacker to run arbitrary code |
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with the privileges of the user running the Perl application. |
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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 Convert-UUlib users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-perl/Convert-UUlib-1.051" |
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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-200504-26.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 |