A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - zoo: Buffer overflow. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200603-12
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: zoo: Buffer overflow
Date: March 16, 2006
Bugs: #125622
ID: 200603-12
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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow in zoo may be exploited to execute arbitrary when
creating archives of specially crafted directories and files.
Background
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zoo is a file archiving utility for maintaining collections of files,
written by Rahul Dhesi.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-arch/zoo < 2.10-r2 >= 2.10-r2
Description
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zoo is vulnerable to a new buffer overflow due to insecure use of the
strcpy() function when trying to create an archive from certain
directories or filenames.
Impact
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An attacker could exploit this issue by enticing a user to create a zoo
archive of specially crafted directories and filenames, possibly
leading to the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user
running zoo.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All zoo users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/zoo-2.10-r2"
References
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[ 1 ] RedHat Bug #183426
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id3426
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200603-12.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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2006 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
