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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201308-02.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201308-02.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..bab7fa6e14c0 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201308-02.xml @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201308-02"> + <title>D-Bus: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability has been found in D-Bus which allows a local user + to cause a Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">d-bus</product> + <announced>2013-08-22</announced> + <revised count="1">2013-08-22</revised> + <bug>473190</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-apps/dbus" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.6.12</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.6.12</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>D-Bus is a message bus system which processes can use to talk to each + other. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>D-Bus’ _dbus_printf_string_upper_bound() function crashes if it + returns exactly 1024 bytes. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A local attacker could provide specially-crafted input to an application + using D-Bus which would cause _dbus_printf_string_upper_bound() to return + 1024 bytes and crash, causing a Denial of Service condition. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All D-Bus users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/dbus-1.6.12" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-2168"> + CVE-2013-2168 + </uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2013-07-12T01:19:11Z"> + creffett + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2013-08-22T15:34:55Z"> + creffett + </metadata> +</glsa> |