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[ GLSA 200609-02 ] GTetrinet: Remote code execution
From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz () gentoo org>
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 17:37:05 +0200
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200609-02 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: GTetrinet: Remote code execution Date: September 06, 2006 Bugs: #144867 ID: 200609-02 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== GTetrinet is vulnerable to a remote buffer overflow, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. Background ========== GTetrinet is a networked Tetris clone for GNOME 2. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 games-puzzle/gtetrinet < 0.7.9 >= 0.7.9 Description =========== Michael Gehring has found that GTetrinet fails to properly handle array indexes. Impact ====== An attacker can potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a negative number of players to the server. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All GTetrinet users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-puzzle/gtetrinet-0.7.9" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2006-3125 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3125 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-02.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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