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diff --git a/glsa-201405-19.xml b/glsa-201405-19.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..84ffb02e8d96 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201405-19.xml @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +<?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="201405-19"> + <title>MCrypt: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MCrypt, allowing + attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">mcrypt</product> + <announced>May 18, 2014</announced> + <revised>May 18, 2014: 1</revised> + <bug>434112</bug> + <bug>440778</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-crypt/mcrypt" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.6.8-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.6.8-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>MCrypt is a replacement of the old unix crypt(1) utility.</p> + </background> + <description> + <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MCrypt:</p> + + <ul> + <li>A boundary error in MCrypt could cause a stack-based buffer overflow + (CVE-2012-4409). + </li> + <li>MCrypt contains multiple format string errors (CVE-2012-4426).</li> + <li>MCrypt does not properly handle long file names, which could cause a + stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2012-4527). + </li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file + using MCrypt, 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 MCrypt users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-crypt/mcrypt-2.6.8-r2" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4409">CVE-2012-4409</uri> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4426">CVE-2012-4426</uri> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4527">CVE-2012-4527</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 01 Jan 2013 21:30:40 +0000">ackle</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 18 May 2014 11:39:31 +0000">ackle</metadata> +</glsa> |