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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201402-11 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Links: Denial of Service |
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Date: February 07, 2014 |
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Bugs: #493138 |
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ID: 201402-11 |
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Synopsis |
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An integer overflow in Links might allow remote attackers to cause a |
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Denial of Service condition. |
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Background |
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Links is a web browser which runs in both graphics and text modes. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 www-client/links < 2.8-r1 >= 2.8-r1 |
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Description |
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An integer overflow vulnerability was found in the parsing of HTML |
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tables in the Links web browser when running in graphical mode. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition. |
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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 Links users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/links-2.8-r1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-6050 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6050 |
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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-201402-11.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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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2014 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 |