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diff --git a/glsa-200403-01.xml b/glsa-200403-01.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0cde74d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200403-01.xml @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +<?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="200403-01"> + <title>Libxml2 URI Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + A buffer overflow has been discovered in libxml2 versions prior to + 2.6.6 which may be exploited by an attacker allowing the execution of + arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libxml</product> + <announced>March 05, 2004</announced> + <revised>March 05, 2004: 01</revised> + <bug>42735</bug> + <access>local and remote combination</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/libxml2" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.6.6</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.6.6</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <description> + <p> + Yuuichi Teranishi discovered a flaw in libxml2 versions prior to 2.6.6. + When the libxml2 library fetches a remote resource via FTP or HTTP, libxml2 + uses parsing routines that can overflow a buffer caused by improper bounds + checking if they are passed a URL longer than 4096 bytes. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + If an attacker is able to exploit an application using libxml2 that parses + remote resources, then this flaw could be used to execute arbitrary code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + No workaround is available; users are urged to upgrade libxml2 to 2.6.6. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All users are recommended to upgrade their libxml2 installation: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + # emerge -pv ">=dev-libs/libxml2-2.6.6" + # emerge ">=dev-libs/libxml2-2.6.6"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0110">CVE 2004-0110</uri> + </references> +</glsa> |