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author | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-200505-15.xml b/glsa-200505-15.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1888b2c3 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200505-15.xml @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +<?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="200505-15"> + <title>gdb: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the GNU debugger, + potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">gdb</product> + <announced>May 20, 2005</announced> + <revised>May 22, 2006: 02</revised> + <bug>88398</bug> + <bug>91398</bug> + <bug>91654</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-devel/gdb" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">6.3-r3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">6.3-r3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + gdb is the GNU project's debugger, facilitating the analysis and + debugging of applications. The BFD library provides a uniform method of + accessing a variety of object file formats. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team discovered an + integer overflow in the BFD library, resulting in a heap overflow. A + review also showed that by default, gdb insecurely sources + initialisation files from the working directory. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + Successful exploitation would result in the execution of arbitrary code + on loading a specially crafted object file or the execution of + arbitrary commands. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All gdb users should upgrade to the latest stable version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-devel/gdb-6.3-r3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1704">CVE-2005-1704</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1705">CVE-2005-1705</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 06 May 2005 21:52:10 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 07 May 2005 04:11:43 +0000"> + r2d2 + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Fri, 20 May 2005 12:36:18 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |