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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-201612-36.xml | |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201612-36.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201612-36.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..756e2df7e356 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201612-36.xml @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201612-36"> + <title>TigerVNC: Integer overflow</title> + <synopsis>An integer overflow in TigerVNC might allow remote attackers to + execute + arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">tigervnc</product> + <announced>2016-12-13</announced> + <revised>2016-12-13: 2</revised> + <bug>534714</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/tigervnc" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.4.2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.4.2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>TigerVNC is a high-performance VNC server/client.</p> + </background> + <description> + <p>TigerVNC is impacted by the same vulnerability as found in + CVE-2014-6051. An integer overflow, leading to a heap-based buffer + overflow, was found in the way screen sizes were handled. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A remote attacker, utilizing a malicious VNC server, could execute + arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the client, or + cause a Denial of Service condition. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All TigerVNC users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/tigervnc-1.4.2" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6051">CVE-2014-6051</uri> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8240">CVE-2014-8240</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2016-11-29T21:39:43Z">whissi</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2016-12-13T06:59:26Z">whissi</metadata> +</glsa> |