[ GLSA 200901-06 ] Tremulous: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

[Pierre-Yves Rofes <py () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200901-06
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    Severity: Normal
       Title: Tremulous: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
        Date: January 11, 2009
        Bugs: #222119
          ID: 200901-06

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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in Tremulous.

Background
==========

Tremulous is a team-based First Person Shooter game.

Affected packages
=================

      -------------------------------------------------------------------
       Package                  /  Vulnerable  /              Unaffected
      -------------------------------------------------------------------
    1  games-fps/tremulous         < 1.1.0-r2                >= 1.1.0-r2
    2  games-fps/tremulous-bin       < 1.1.0                 Vulnerable!
      -------------------------------------------------------------------
       NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate
             to another package if one is available or wait for the
             existing packages to be marked stable by their
             architecture maintainers.
      -------------------------------------------------------------------
       2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
      -------------------------------------------------------------------

Description
===========

It has been reported that Tremulous includes a vulnerable version of
the ioQuake3 engine (GLSA 200605-12, CVE-2006-2236).

Impact
======

A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious games
server, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running the application.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

Tremulous users should upgrade to the latest version:

   # emerge --sync
   # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-fps/tremulous-1.1.0-r2"

Note: The binary version of Tremulous has been removed from the Portage
tree.

References
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    [ 1 ] CVE-2006-2236
          http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2236
    [ 2 ] GLSA 200605-12
          http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-12.xml

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

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

    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-06.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
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Copyright 2009 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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