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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200606-20 |
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Severity: High |
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Title: Typespeed: Remote execution of arbitrary code |
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Date: June 19, 2006 |
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Bugs: #135071 |
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ID: 200606-20 |
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Synopsis |
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A buffer overflow in the network code of Typespeed can lead to the |
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execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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Typespeed is a game to test and practice 10-finger-typing. Network code |
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allows two users to compete head-to-head. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 games-misc/typespeed < 0.5.0 >= 0.5.0 |
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Description |
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Niko Tyni discovered a buffer overflow in the addnewword() function of |
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Typespeed's network code. |
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Impact |
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By sending specially crafted network packets to a machine running |
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Typespeed in multiplayer mode, a remote attacker can execute arbitrary |
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code with the permissions of the user running the game. |
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Workaround |
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Do not run Typespeed in multiplayer mode. There is no known workaround |
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at this time for multiplayer mode. |
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Resolution |
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All Typespeed users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-misc/typespeed-0.5.0" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-1515 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1515 |
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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-200606-20.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 |