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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201401-19

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201401-19
Posted Jan 22, 2014
Authored by Gentoo | Site security.gentoo.org

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201401-19 - A buffer overflow error in GMime might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition. Versions less than 2.4.15 are affected.

tags | advisory, remote, denial of service, overflow, arbitrary
systems | linux, gentoo
advisories | CVE-2010-0409
SHA-256 | 7015ce34ec32841e3f2fb8df1c2fc061eaa55e1b2f1bde5478bf50c79f8b453b

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201401-19

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Severity: Normal
Title: GMime: Arbitrary code execution
Date: January 21, 2014
Bugs: #308051
ID: 201401-19

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Synopsis
========

A buffer overflow error in GMime might allow remote attackers to
execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background
==========

GMime is a C/C++ library which may be used for the creation and parsing
of messages using the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME).

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

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1 dev-libs/gmime < 2.4.15 >= 2.4.15
*>= 2.4.17
*>= 2.2.26

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

GMime contains a buffer overflow flaw in the GMIME_UUENCODE_LEN macro
in gmime/gmime-encodings.h.

Impact
======

A context-dependent attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or
cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

GMime 2.4.x users on the PPC64 architecture should upgrade to the
latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/gmime-2.4.17"

GMime 2.4.x users on other architectures should upgrade to the latest
version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/gmime-2.4.15"

GMime 2.2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/gmime-2.2.26"

Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools
such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these
packages.

References
==========

[ 1 ] CVE-2010-0409
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2010-0409

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

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

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-19.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
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
=======

Copyright 2014 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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