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From: Pierre-Yves Rofes <py@g.o>
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200903-10 ] Irrlicht: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:30:48
Message-Id: 49B2E797.90009@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200903-10
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Irrlicht: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
9 Date: March 07, 2009
10 Bugs: #252203
11 ID: 200903-10
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15 Synopsis
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18 A buffer overflow might lead to the execution of arbitrary code or a
19 Denial of Service.
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21 Background
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24 The Irrlicht Engine is an open source cross-platform high performance
25 realtime 3D engine written in C++.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 dev-games/irrlicht < 1.5 >= 1.5
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35 Description
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38 An unspecified component of the B3D loader is vulnerable to a buffer
39 overflow due to missing boundary checks.
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted .irr
45 file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
46 privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service
47 (crash).
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49 Workaround
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52 There is no known workaround at this time.
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54 Resolution
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57 All irrlicht users should upgrade to the latest version:
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59 # emerge --sync
60 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-games/irrlicht-1.5"
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62 References
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65 [ 1 ] CVE-2008-5876
66 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5876
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68 Availability
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71 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
72 the Gentoo Security Website:
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74 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-10.xml
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76 Concerns?
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79 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
80 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
81 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
82 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
83 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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85 License
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88 Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
89 belongs to its owner(s).
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91 The contents of this document are licensed under the
92 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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94 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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