<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> <glsa id="200805-14"> <title>Common Data Format library: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> <synopsis> A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in the Common Data Format library. </synopsis> <product type="ebuild">cdf</product> <announced>May 13, 2008</announced> <revised>May 13, 2008: 01</revised> <bug>220391</bug> <access>remote</access> <affected> <package name="sci-libs/cdf" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">3.2.1</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">3.2.1</vulnerable> </package> </affected> <background> <p> The Common Data Format library is a scientific data management package which allows programmers and application developers to manage and manipulate scalar, vector, and multi-dimensional data arrays in a platform independent fashion. </p> </background> <description> <p> Alfredo Ortega (Core Security Technologies) reported a boundary error within the Read32s_64() function when processing CDF files. </p> </description> <impact type="normal"> <p> A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted CDF file, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. </p> </impact> <workaround> <p> There is no known workaround at this time. </p> </workaround> <resolution> <p> All Common Data Format library users should upgrade to the latest version: </p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sci-libs/cdf-3.2.1"</code> </resolution> <references> <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2080">CVE-2008-2080</uri> </references> <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 11 May 2008 18:49:47 +0000"> keytoaster </metadata> <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 12 May 2008 10:41:41 +0000"> p-y </metadata> <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 12 May 2008 10:41:52 +0000"> p-y </metadata> </glsa>