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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-02.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-02.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..49d2a4df --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-02.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?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="200804-02"> + <title>bzip2: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis> + A buffer overread vulnerability has been discovered in Bzip2. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">bzip2</product> + <announced>April 02, 2008</announced> + <revised>April 02, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>213820</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-arch/bzip2" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.0.5</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.0.5</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + bzip2 is a free and open source lossless data compression program. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The Oulu University discovered that bzip2 does not properly check + offsets provided by the bzip2 file, leading to a buffer overread. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + Remote attackers can entice a user or automated system to open a + specially crafted file that triggers a buffer overread, causing a + Denial of Service. libbz2 and programs linking against it are also + affected. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All bzip2 users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/bzip2-1.0.5"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1372">CVE-2008-1372</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:17:50 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:42:29 +0000"> + mfleming + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:31:45 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |