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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200505-08
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: HT Editor: Multiple buffer overflows
      Date: May 10, 2005
      Bugs: #91569
        ID: 200505-08

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Synopsis
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Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in HT Editor, potentially
leading to the execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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HT is a hex editor, designed to help analyse and modify executable
files.

Affected packages
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     Package               /  Vulnerable  /                 Unaffected
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  1  app-editors/hteditor     < 0.8.0-r2                   >= 0.8.0-r2

Description
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Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Team discovered an integer
overflow in the ELF parser, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
The vendor has reported that an unrelated buffer overflow has been
discovered in the PE parser.

Impact
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Successful exploitation would require the victim to open a specially
crafted file using HT, potentially permitting an attacker to execute
arbitrary code.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All hteditor users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
 ">=app-editors/hteditor-0.8.0-r2"

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-08.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0