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TITLE:
libgtop2 "glibtop_get_proc_map_s()" Buffer Overflow

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23736

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23736/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
libgtop2 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/13251/

DESCRIPTION:
Liu Qishuai has reported a vulnerability in libgtop2, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
"glibtop_get_proc_map_s()" function in sysdeps/linux/procmap.c. This
can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by running a
process with a specially crafted long path and tricking a victim into
running an application using the library (e.g. gnome-system-monitor).

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 2.14.6.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.14.6.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Liu Qishuai

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=396477

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