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| author |   Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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| committer | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-201402-27.xml b/glsa-201402-27.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c80a6920 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201402-27.xml @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201402-27"> + <title>pidgin-knotify: Arbitrary code execution</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability in pidgin-knotify might allow remote attackers to + execute arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">pidgin-knotify</product> + <announced>February 26, 2014</announced> + <revised>February 26, 2014: 1</revised> + <bug>336916</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="x11-plugins/pidgin-knotify" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <vulnerable range="le">0.2.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>pidgin-knotify is a Pidgin plug-in to display message notifications in + KDE. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>pidgin-knotify does not properly sanitize shell metacharacters from + received messages. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p>A remote attacker could send a specially crafted instant message, + possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of + the Pidgin process. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>Gentoo has discontinued support for pidgin-knotify. We recommend that + users unmerge pidgin-knotify: + </p> + + <code> + # emerge --unmerge "x11-plugins/pidgin-knotify" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3088">CVE-2010-3088</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 22 Sep 2012 18:54:54 +0000">ackle</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:28:15 +0000">ackle</metadata> +</glsa> |