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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2009 1:26 pm    Post subject: [ GLSA 200905-02 ] Cscope: User-assisted execution of arbitr Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Cscope: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 200905-02)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: May 24, 2009
Bug(s): #263023
ID: 200905-02

Synopsis


Multiple vulnerabilities in Cscope might allow for the remote execution of
arbitrary code.


Background


Cscope is a developer's tool for browsing source code.


Affected Packages

Package: dev-util/cscope
Vulnerable: < 15.7a
Unaffected: >= 15.7a
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description


James Peach of Apple discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in
cscope's handling of long file system paths (CVE-2009-0148). Multiple
stack-based buffer overflows were reported in the putstring function
when processing an overly long function name or symbol in a source code
file (CVE-2009-1577).


Impact


A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted
source file, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary
code with the privileges of the user running the application.


Workaround


There is no known workaround at this time.


Resolution


All Cscope users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/cscope-15.7a"


References

CVE-2009-0148
CVE-2009-1577


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