diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-06.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-06.xml | 64 |
1 files changed, 64 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-06.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-06.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a90195db --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-06.xml @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +<?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="200701-06"> + <title>w3m: Format string vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + w3m does not correctly handle format string specifiers in SSL certificates. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">w3m</product> + <announced>January 12, 2007</announced> + <revised>January 12, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>159145</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-client/w3m" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.5.1-r4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.5.1-r4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + w3m is a multi-platform text-based web browser. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + w3m in -dump or -backend mode does not correctly handle printf() format + string specifiers in the Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 SSL + certificate. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could entice a user to visit a malicious website that would + load a specially crafted X.509 SSL certificate containing "%n" or other + format string specifiers, possibly resulting in the execution of + arbitrary code with the rights of the user running w3m. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All w3m users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/w3m-0.5.1-r4"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6772">CVE-2006-6772</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:57:23 +0000"> + aetius + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:00:25 +0000"> + DerCorny + </metadata> +</glsa> |