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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-200712-03.xml |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200712-03.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200712-03.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..931dca8a4299 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200712-03.xml @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200712-03"> + <title>GNU Emacs: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Two vulnerabilities were found in GNU Emacs possibly leading to the + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">emacs</product> + <announced>2007-12-09</announced> + <revised>2007-12-09: 01</revised> + <bug>197958</bug> + <bug>200297</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-editors/emacs" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">22.1-r3</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">21.4-r14</unaffected> + <unaffected range="lt">19</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">22.1-r3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + GNU Emacs is a highly extensible and customizable text editor. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Drake Wilson reported that the hack-local-variables() function in GNU + Emacs 22 does not properly match assignments of local variables in a + file against a list of unsafe or risky variables, allowing to override + them (CVE-2007-5795). Andreas Schwab (SUSE) discovered a stack-based + buffer overflow in the format function when handling values with high + precision (CVE-2007-6109). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + Remote attackers could entice a user to open a specially crafted file + in GNU Emacs, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary Emacs Lisp + code (via CVE-2007-5795) or arbitrary code (via CVE-2007-6109) with the + privileges of the user running GNU Emacs. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + The first vulnerability can be worked around by setting the + "enable-local-variables" option to "nil", disabling the processing of + local variable lists. GNU Emacs prior to version 22 is not affected by + this vulnerability. There is no known workaround for the second + vulnerability at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All GNU Emacs users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/emacs-22.1-r3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5795">CVE-2007-5795</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6109">CVE-2007-6109</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-11-20T22:12:50Z"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-12-05T01:01:27Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-12-07T13:59:32Z"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |