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diff --git a/glsa-200909-12.xml b/glsa-200909-12.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d0575495 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200909-12.xml @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +<?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="200909-12"> + <title>HTMLDOC: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple insecure calls to the sscanf() function in HTMLDOC might result in + the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">htmldoc</product> + <announced>September 12, 2009</announced> + <revised>September 12, 2009: 01</revised> + <bug>278186</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/htmldoc" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.8.27-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.8.27-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + HTMLDOC is a HTML indexer and HTML to PS and PDF converter. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + ANTHRAX666 reported an insecure call to the sscanf() function in the + set_page_size() function in htmldoc/util.cxx. Nico Golde of the Debian + Security Team found two more insecure calls in the write_type1() + function in htmldoc/ps-pdf.cxx and the htmlLoadFontWidths() function in + htmldoc/htmllib.cxx. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted + HTML file using htmldoc, possibly resulting in the execution of + arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. + NOTE: Additional vectors via specially crafted AFM font metric files do + not cross trust boundaries, as the files can only be modified by + privileged users. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All HTMLDOC users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/htmldoc-1.8.27-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3050">CVE-2009-3050</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:35:26 +0000"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:45:17 +0000"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:53:24 +0000"> + a3li + </metadata> +</glsa> |