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From: Chris Reffett <creffett@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201402-11 ] Links: Denial of Service
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 21:49:24
Message-Id: 52F55482.5030809@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201402-11
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Links: Denial of Service
9 Date: February 07, 2014
10 Bugs: #493138
11 ID: 201402-11
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15 Synopsis
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18 An integer overflow in Links might allow remote attackers to cause a
19 Denial of Service condition.
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21 Background
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24 Links is a web browser which runs in both graphics and text modes.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 www-client/links < 2.8-r1 >= 2.8-r1
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34 Description
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37 An integer overflow vulnerability was found in the parsing of HTML
38 tables in the Links web browser when running in graphical mode.
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40 Impact
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43 A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
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45 Workaround
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48 There is no known workaround at this time.
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50 Resolution
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53 All Links users should upgrade to the latest version:
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55 # emerge --sync
56 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/links-2.8-r1"
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58 References
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61 [ 1 ] CVE-2013-6050
62 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6050
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64 Availability
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67 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
68 the Gentoo Security Website:
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70 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-11.xml
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72 Concerns?
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75 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
76 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
77 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
78 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
79 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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81 License
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84 Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
85 belongs to its owner(s).
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87 The contents of this document are licensed under the
88 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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90 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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