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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-11.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d8c71d98 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?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="200903-11"> + <title>PyCrypto: Execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + A buffer overflow in PyCrypto might lead to the execution of arbitrary code + when decrypting using ARC2. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">pycrypto</product> + <announced>March 09, 2009</announced> + <revised>March 09, 2009: 01</revised> + <bug>258049</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-python/pycrypto" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.0.1-r8</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.1-r8</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + PyCrypto is the Python Cryptography Toolkit. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Mike Wiacek of the Google Security Team reported a buffer overflow in + the ARC2 module when processing a large ARC2 key length. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to decrypt an + ARC2 stream in an application using PyCrypto, possibly resulting in the + execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All PyCrypto users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/pycrypto-2.0.1-r8"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0544">CVE-2009-0544</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:35:09 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:22:46 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:24:44 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |