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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200509-02.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200509-02.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..81fe8cca76bf --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200509-02.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200509-02"> + <title>Gnumeric: Heap overflow in the included PCRE library</title> + <synopsis> + Gnumeric is vulnerable to a heap overflow, possibly leading to the + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">Gnumeric</product> + <announced>September 03, 2005</announced> + <revised>September 03, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>104010</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-office/gnumeric" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.4.3-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.4.3-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + The Gnumeric spreadsheet is a versatile application developed as + part of the GNOME Office project. libpcre is a library providing + functions for Perl-compatible regular expressions. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Gnumeric contains a private copy of libpcre which is subject to an + integer overflow leading to a heap overflow (see GLSA 200508-17). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by + tricking a user into opening a specially crafted spreadsheet, which + could lead to the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of + the user running Gnumeric. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Gnumeric users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/gnumeric-1.4.3-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2491">CAN-2005-2491</uri> + <uri link="/security/en/glsa/glsa-200508-17.xml">GLSA 200508-17</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 02 Sep 2005 07:34:06 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Fri, 02 Sep 2005 08:27:17 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:23:09 +0000"> + formula7 + </metadata> +</glsa> |