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diff --git a/glsa-200811-04.xml b/glsa-200811-04.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7e424ef2 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200811-04.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?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="200811-04"> + <title>Graphviz: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + A buffer overflow in Graphviz might lead to user-assisted execution of + arbitrary code via a DOT file. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">graphviz</product> + <announced>November 09, 2008</announced> + <revised>November 09, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>240636</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-gfx/graphviz" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.20.3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.20.3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Graphviz is an open source graph visualization software. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Roee Hay reported a stack-based buffer overflow in the push_subg() + function in parser.y when processing a DOT file with a large number of + Agraph_t elements. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to open a + specially crafted DOT file in an application using Graphviz, possibly + leading to the execution of arbitrary code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Graphviz users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/graphviz-2.20.3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4555">CVE-2008-4555</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:49:15 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:26:38 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:32 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |