bugtraq - [ GLSA 200503-23 ] rxvt-unicode: Buffer overflow

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Message-ID: <200503202104.41034.jaervosz@gentoo.org>
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 21:04:36 +0100
From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@...too.org>
To: gentoo-announce@...too.org
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@...urityfocus.com,
	security-alerts@...uxsecurity.com
Subject: [ GLSA 200503-23 ] rxvt-unicode: Buffer overflow

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200503-23
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: rxvt-unicode: Buffer overflow
      Date: March 20, 2005
      Bugs: #84680
        ID: 200503-23

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Synopsis
========

rxvt-unicode is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to the
execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========

rxvt-unicode is a clone of the well known terminal emulator rxvt.

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

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     Package                 /  Vulnerable  /               Unaffected
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  1  x11-terms/rxvt-unicode        < 5.3                        >= 5.3
                                                                 < 4.8

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

Rob Holland of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team discovered that
rxvt-unicode fails to properly check input length.

Impact
======

Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary
code with the permissions of the user running rxvt-unicode.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All rxvt-unicode users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-terms/rxvt-unicode-5.3"

References
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  [ 1 ] CAN-2005-0764
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0764

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

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

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-23.xml

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@...too.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 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/2.0

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