[ GLSA 201111-12 ] abcm2ps: Multiple vulnerabilities

[Alex Legler <a3li () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201111-12
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: abcm2ps: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: November 20, 2011
     Bugs: #322859
       ID: 201111-12

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities, including buffer overflows, have been found
in abcm2ps.

Background
==========

abcm2ps is a program to convert abc files to Postscript files.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  media-sound/abcm2ps          < 5.9.13                  >= 5.9.13 

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in abcm2ps:

* Boundary errors in the PUT0 and PUT1 macros, the trim_title()
  function, or a long "-O" command line option can lead to a buffer
  overflow (CVE-2010-3441).
* A vulnerability in the getarena() function in abc2ps.c can cause a
  heap-based buffer overflow in abcm2ps (CVE-2010-4743).
* Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities (CVE-2010-4744).

Impact
======

A remote attacker could entice a user to load a specially crafted ABC
file or use a long -O option on the command line, resulting in the
execution of arbitrary code.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All abcm2ps users should upgrade to the latest stable version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/abcm2ps-5.9.13"

NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
available since August 27, 2010. It is likely that your system is
already no longer affected by this issue.

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2010-3441
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3441
[ 2 ] CVE-2010-4743
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4743
[ 3 ] CVE-2010-4744
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4744

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201111-12.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
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2011 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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