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author | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-200612-03.xml b/glsa-200612-03.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9c6ed7d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200612-03.xml @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +<?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="200612-03"> + <title>GnuPG: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + GnuPG is vulnerable to a buffer overflow and an erroneous function pointer + dereference that can result in the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">gnupg</product> + <announced>December 10, 2006</announced> + <revised>December 10, 2006: 02</revised> + <bug>156476</bug> + <bug>156947</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-crypt/gnupg" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.4.6</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.4.6</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + The GNU Privacy Guard, GnuPG, is a free replacement for the PGP suite + of cryptographic software. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Hugh Warrington has reported a boundary error in GnuPG, in the + "ask_outfile_name()" function from openfile.c: the + make_printable_string() function could return a string longer than + expected. Additionally, Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Security Team + reported a design error in which a function pointer can be incorrectly + dereferenced. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to interactively use GnuPG on a + crafted file and trigger the boundary error, which will result in a + buffer overflow. They could also entice a user to process a signed or + encrypted file with gpg or gpgv, possibly called through another + application like a mail client, to trigger the dereference error. Both + of these vulnerabilities would result in the execution of arbitrary + code with the permissions of the user running GnuPG. gpg-agent, gpgsm + and other tools are not affected. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All GnuPG users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "=app-crypt/gnupg-1.4*"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6169">CVE-2006-6169</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6235">CVE-2006-6235</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:29:58 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 08 Dec 2006 11:06:22 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 09 Dec 2006 21:41:04 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> +</glsa> |