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| author |   Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org> | 2020-03-19 19:41:37 +0100 |
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| committer | Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org> | 2020-03-19 19:41:37 +0100 |
| commit | cba7d46b33fb8e7affcf7f31f20e73395ad7a044 (patch) | |
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| parent | [ GLSA 202003-43 ] Apache Tomcat: Multiple vulnerabilities (diff) | |
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[ GLSA 202003-44 ] Binary diff: Heap-based buffer overflow
Signed-off-by: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>
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diff --git a/glsa-202003-44.xml b/glsa-202003-44.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..91ebcf2f --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-202003-44.xml @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="202003-44"> + <title>Binary diff: Heap-based buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis>A heap-based buffer overflow in Binary diff might allow remote + attackers to execute arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">bsdiff</product> + <announced>2020-03-19</announced> + <revised count="1">2020-03-19</revised> + <bug>701848</bug> + <access>local, remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-util/bsdiff" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.3-r4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.3-r4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>bsdiff and bspatch are tools for building and applying patches to binary + files. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>It was discovered that the implementation of bspatch did not check for a + negative value on numbers of bytes read from the diff and extra streams. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p>A remote attacker could entice a user to apply a specially crafted patch + using bspatch, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the + privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All Binary diff users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/bsdiff-4.3-r4" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9862">CVE-2014-9862</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2020-03-19T18:34:43Z">whissi</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2020-03-19T18:40:24Z">whissi</metadata> +</glsa> |