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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-18.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-18.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..03cd64b1 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-18.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?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="200701-18"> + <title>xine-ui: Format string vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + xine-ui improperly handles format strings, possibly allowing for the + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">xine-ui</product> + <announced>January 23, 2007</announced> + <revised>January 23, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>161558</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-video/xine-ui" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.99.5_pre20060716</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.99.5_pre20060716</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + xine-ui is a skin-based user interface for xine. xine is a free + multimedia player. It plays CDs, DVDs, and VCDs, and can also decode + other common multimedia formats. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Due to the improper handling and use of format strings, the + errors_create_window() function in errors.c does not safely write data + to memory. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media file + with xine-ui, and possibly execute arbitrary code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All xine-ui users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/xine-ui-0.99.5_pre20060716"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0254">CVE-2007-0254</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:36:36 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:40:52 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:55:17 +0000"> + shellsage + </metadata> +</glsa> |