GLSA 200503-24: LTris: Buffer overflow

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Severity:	normal
Title:	LTris: Buffer overflow
Date:	03/20/2005
Bugs:	#85770
ID:	200503-24

Synopsis

LTris is vulnerable to a buffer overflow which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

LTris is a Tetris clone.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
games-puzzle/ltris	< 1.0.10	>= 1.0.10	All supported architectures

Description

LTris is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when reading the global highscores file.

Impact

By modifying the global highscores file a malicious user could trick another user to execute arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All LTris users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-puzzle/ltris-1.0.10"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-24.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.