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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-200810-01.xml |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200810-01.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200810-01.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..7fff8aa748ee --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200810-01.xml @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200810-01"> + <title>WordNet: Execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities were found in WordNet, possibly allowing for the + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">wordnet</product> + <announced>2008-10-07</announced> + <revised>2008-10-07: 01</revised> + <bug>211491</bug> + <access>local, remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-dicts/wordnet" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.0-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.0-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + WordNet is a large lexical database of English. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Jukka Ruohonen initially reported a boundary error within the + searchwn() function in src/wn.c. A thorough investigation by the oCERT + team revealed several other vulnerabilities in WordNet: + </p> + <ul> + <li>Jukka Ruohonen and Rob Holland (oCERT) reported multiple boundary + errors within the searchwn() function in src/wn.c, the wngrep() + function in lib/search.c, the morphstr() and morphword() functions in + lib/morph.c, and the getindex() in lib/search.c, which lead to + stack-based buffer overflows.</li> + <li>Rob Holland (oCERT) reported two + boundary errors within the do_init() function in lib/morph.c, which + lead to stack-based buffer overflows via specially crafted + "WNSEARCHDIR" or "WNHOME" environment variables.</li> + <li>Rob Holland + (oCERT) reported multiple boundary errors in the bin_search() and + bin_search_key() functions in binsrch.c, which lead to stack-based + buffer overflows via specially crafted data files.</li> + <li>Rob Holland + (oCERT) reported a boundary error within the parse_index() function in + lib/search.c, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow via specially + crafted data files.</li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <ul> + <li>In case the application is accessible e.g. via a web server, + a remote attacker could pass overly long strings as arguments to the + "wm" binary, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code.</li> + <li>A local attacker could exploit the second vulnerability via + specially crafted "WNSEARCHDIR" or "WNHOME" environment variables, + possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code with escalated + privileges.</li> + <li>A local attacker could exploit the third and + fourth vulnerability by making the application use specially crafted + data files, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code.</li> + </ul> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All WordNet users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-dicts/wordnet-3.0-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2149">CVE-2008-2149</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3908">CVE-2008-3908</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-09-21T11:08:59Z"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-09-21T11:09:31Z"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-09-26T09:37:40Z"> + keytoaster + </metadata> +</glsa> |