diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'metadata/glsa/glsa-200803-17.xml')
-rw-r--r-- | metadata/glsa/glsa-200803-17.xml | 63 |
1 files changed, 63 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200803-17.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200803-17.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f4a421d7a5c0 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200803-17.xml @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200803-17"> + <title>PDFlib: Multiple buffer overflows</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple stack-based buffer overflows have been reported in PDFlib. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">pdflib</product> + <announced>March 10, 2008</announced> + <revised>March 10, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>203287</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/pdflib" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">7.0.2_p8</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">7.0.2_p8</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + PDFlib is a library for generating PDF on the fly. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + poplix reported multiple boundary errors in the pdc_fsearch_fopen() + function when processing overly long filenames. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could send specially crafted content to a vulnerable + application using PDFlib, possibly resulting in the remote execution of + arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All PDFlib users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/pdflib-7.0.2_p8"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6561">CVE-2007-6561</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:26:44 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:46:32 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:46:45 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |