<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> <glsa id="201301-05"> <title>bzip2: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> <synopsis>An integer overflow vulnerability has been found in bzip2 and could result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service. </synopsis> <product type="ebuild">bzip2</product> <announced>January 09, 2013</announced> <revised>January 09, 2013: 1</revised> <bug>338215</bug> <access>local</access> <affected> <package name="app-arch/bzip2" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">1.0.6</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">1.0.6</vulnerable> </package> </affected> <background> <p>bzip2 is a high-quality data compressor used extensively by Gentoo Linux. </p> </background> <description> <p>An integer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in bzip2. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details. </p> </description> <impact type="normal"> <p>A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted compressed file using bzip2, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or a Denial of Service condition. </p> </impact> <workaround> <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> </workaround> <resolution> <p>All bzip2 users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/bzip2-1.0.6" </code> </resolution> <references> <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-0405">CVE-2010-0405</uri> </references> <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:37:01 +0000">craig</metadata> <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:39:55 +0000">craig</metadata> </glsa>