GLSA 200602-09: BomberClone: Remote execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	high
Title:	BomberClone: Remote execution of arbitrary code
Date:	02/16/2006
Bugs:	#121605
ID:	200602-09

Synopsis

BomberClone is vulnerable to a buffer overflow which may lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

BomberClone is a remake of the classic game "BomberMan". It supports multiple players via IP network connection.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
games-action/bomberclone	< 0.11.6.2-r1	>= 0.11.6.2-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Stefan Cornelius of the Gentoo Security team discovered multiple missing buffer checks in BomberClone's code.

Impact

By sending overly long error messages to the game via network, a remote attacker may exploit buffer overflows to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running BomberClone.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All BomberClone users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-action/bomberclone-0.11.6.2-r1"

References

CVE-2006-0460

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200602-09.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.