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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200710-19.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200710-19.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..7d9b1514eac8 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200710-19.xml @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200710-19"> + <title>The Sleuth Kit: Integer underflow</title> + <synopsis> + An integer underflow vulnerability has been reported in The Sleuth Kit + allowing for the user-assisted execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">sleuthkit</product> + <announced>2007-10-18</announced> + <revised count="01">2007-10-18</revised> + <bug>181977</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-forensics/sleuthkit" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.0.9</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.9</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + The Sleuth Kit is a collection of file system and media management + forensic analysis tools. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Jean-Sebastien Guay-Leroux reported an integer underflow in the + file_printf() function of the "file" utility which is bundled with The + Sleuth Kit (CVE-2007-1536, GLSA 200703-26). Note that Gentoo is not + affected by the improper fix for this vulnerability (identified as + CVE-2007-2799, see GLSA 200705-25) since version 4.20 of "file" was + never shipped with The Sleuth Kit ebuilds. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to run The Sleuth Kit on a file + system containing a specially crafted file that would trigger a + heap-based buffer overflow possibly leading to the execution of + arbitrary code with the rights of the user running The Sleuth Kit. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All The Sleuth Kit users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-forensics/sleuthkit-2.0.9"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1536">CVE-2007-1536</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2799">CVE-2007-2799</uri> + <uri link="https://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-26.xml">GLSA 200703-26</uri> + <uri link="https://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-25.xml">GLSA 200705-25</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-09-29T13:59:12Z"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-09-29T13:59:20Z"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-10-07T23:47:34Z"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |