Pufferüberlauf in yelp
ID: | 200809-01 |
Distribution: | Gentoo |
Plattformen: | Keine Angabe |
Datum: | Do, 4. September 2008, 21:55 |
Referenzen: | http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3533 |
Applikationen: | yelp |
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--nextPart2754742.BHgM9IcyXm Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200809-01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: yelp: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code Date: September 04, 2008 Bugs: #234079 ID: 200809-01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A vulnerability in yelp can lead to the execution of arbitrary code when opening a URI, for example through Firefox. Background ========== yelp is the default help browser for GNOME. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 gnome-extra/yelp < 2.22.1-r2 >= 2.22.1-r2 *>= 2.20.0-r1 Description =========== Aaron Grattafiori reported a format string vulnerability in the window_error() function in yelp-window.c. Impact ====== A remote attacker can entice a user to open specially crafted "man:" or "ghelp:" URIs in yelp, or an application using yelp such as Firefox or Evolution, and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of that user. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All yelp users running GNOME 2.22 should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-extra/yelp-2.22.1-r2" All yelp users running GNOME 2.20 should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-extra/yelp-2.20.0-r1" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2008-3533 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3533 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-01.xml Concerns? ========= 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 ======= Copyright 2008 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/2.5 --nextPart2754742.BHgM9IcyXm Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJIwDJlAAoJECaaHo/OfoM5CT0P/2MTLS3JNSw8mgKLFDYpx81u jWxs8wDdDhERbE8ppbmWqOYDmnpYpYgi2yYV6/Ww62t+wAGUr5Clyyxh0esrSLQ4 A8M3vk9FqoriwCaKILtF/cpNUrpMOao15tCdUuxiCqdHwrq2sI/qohjSAgMCo0C8 hNmx0wPw0qKqbMLnKHRFhnF8d6A2byk0URrw754QfTZKx38NRaYzekH6gJYT7l/k KDEKiWwANU6EN6rGY8ov85nUf7TuH6y4/W1UXdmXIOvQipnf1zh7kZW9vbcHthx6 /nGjY9TygO4Zhz9iERxVzhKXwGsfw1uC+216HHXpju8BToz++Eb6ahbXoW6q/tZa cOrQokoTeizObqsGlz16VAMGJpCfs6h1FYCUT3PHTuPqdIRiIa3cFb+3MR9gA6RH U7VuWQG7zZTNCZT5Vhl1PwvCBD4LfC0gd0M8GRgUHuc78XK4hb5WCqW3qsWphJQs G0KpuOKKmT5J4rQzCf0vkAGtkdmbJjLl3vWyeg+wQdt+0/t9EJyIjY3DRlh1Erk8 vyTQYC685J59fu8YtzDS/5iCu4Fwswe/5UBEmIaX003fupIhxFA5Se0vW/VKZChd yBvo05GvZbZC+cgk/srXOe0mQALtubS8r2xkdsnTdntE0+eHijybprdYoJlHRzna 6S5QBMLm1gkpPVAadZNP =3Q/4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart2754742.BHgM9IcyXm-- |