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TITLE:
GNOME GLib PCRE Character Class Buffer Overflow

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28985

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28985/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
GNOME GLib 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/17585/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in GNOME GLib, which potentially
can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service) or compromise an application using the library.

The vulnerability is caused due to the use of vulnerable PCRE code.

For more information:
SA28923

The vulnerability is reported in version 2.14.5. Prior versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.14.6.
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/glib/2.14/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/glib/2.14/glib-2.14.6.news

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA28923:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28923/

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