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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201401-19 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: GMime: Arbitrary code execution |
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Date: January 21, 2014 |
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Bugs: #308051 |
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ID: 201401-19 |
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Synopsis |
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A buffer overflow error in GMime might allow remote attackers to |
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execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition. |
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Background |
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GMime is a C/C++ library which may be used for the creation and parsing |
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of messages using the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME). |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-libs/gmime < 2.4.15 >= 2.4.15 |
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*>= 2.4.17 |
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*>= 2.2.26 |
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Description |
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GMime contains a buffer overflow flaw in the GMIME_UUENCODE_LEN macro |
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in gmime/gmime-encodings.h. |
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Impact |
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A context-dependent attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or |
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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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GMime 2.4.x users on the PPC64 architecture should upgrade to the |
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latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/gmime-2.4.17" |
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GMime 2.4.x users on other architectures should upgrade to the latest |
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version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/gmime-2.4.15" |
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GMime 2.2.x users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/gmime-2.2.26" |
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Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools |
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such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these |
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packages. |
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References |
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========== |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2010-0409 |
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http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2010-0409 |
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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-201401-19.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 |