Re: [ GLSA 200803-17 ] PDFlib: Multiple buffer overflows

["Philip Thiessen" <prthiessen () gmail com>]

Is this vuln considered a virus

On 3/10/08, Pierre-Yves Rofes <py () gentoo org> wrote:
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> Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200803-17
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>  Severity: Normal
>     Title: PDFlib: Multiple buffer overflows
>      Date: March 10, 2008
>      Bugs: #203287
>        ID: 200803-17
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> Synopsis
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> Multiple stack-based buffer overflows have been reported in PDFlib.
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> Background
> ==========
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> PDFlib is a library for generating PDF on the fly.
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> Affected packages
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>     Package            /  Vulnerable  /                    Unaffected
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>  1  media-libs/pdflib     < 7.0.2_p8                      >= 7.0.2_p8
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> Description
> ===========
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> poplix reported multiple boundary errors in the pdc_fsearch_fopen()
> function when processing overly long filenames.
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> Impact
> ======
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> A remote attacker could send specially crafted content to a vulnerable
> application using PDFlib, possibly resulting in the remote execution of
> arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
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> Workaround
> ==========
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> There is no known workaround at this time.
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> Resolution
> ==========
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> All PDFlib users should upgrade to the latest version:
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>    # emerge --sync
>    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/pdflib-7.0.2_p8"
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> References
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>  [ 1 ] CVE-2007-6561
>        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6561
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> Availability
> ============
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> This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
> the Gentoo Security Website:
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>  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-17.xml
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> Concerns?
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> 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.
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> License
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> Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
> belongs to its owner(s).
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> The contents of this document are licensed under the
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