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author | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
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committer | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
commit | 4f2d7949f03e1c198bc888f2d05f421d35c57e21 (patch) | |
tree | ba5f07bf3f9d22d82e54a462313f5d244036c768 /metadata/glsa/glsa-200711-28.xml |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200711-28.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200711-28.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..4644c748dbad --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200711-28.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200711-28"> + <title>Perl: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + A buffer overflow in the Regular Expression engine in Perl possibly allows + for the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">perl</product> + <announced>2007-11-19</announced> + <revised>2007-11-19: 01</revised> + <bug>198196</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-lang/perl" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">5.8.8-r4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">5.8.8-r4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Perl is a stable, cross-platform programming language created by Larry + Wall. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Tavis Ormandy and Will Drewry (Google Security Team) discovered a + heap-based buffer overflow in the Regular Expression engine (regcomp.c) + that occurs when switching from byte to Unicode (UTF-8) characters in a + regular expression. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could either entice a user to compile a specially + crafted regular expression or actively compile it in case the script + accepts remote input of regular expressions, possibly leading to the + execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running + Perl. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Perl users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/perl-5.8.8-r4"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5116">CVE-2007-5116</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-11-14T01:27:30Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-11-15T00:34:08Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-11-19T14:24:28Z"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |