GLSA 200905-02: Cscope: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Cscope: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date:	05/24/2009
Bugs:	#263023
ID:	200905-02

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cscope might allow for the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Cscope is a developer's tool for browsing source code.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-util/cscope	< 15.7a	>= 15.7a	All supported architectures

Description

James Peach of Apple discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in cscope's handling of long file system paths (CVE-2009-0148). Multiple stack-based buffer overflows were reported in the putstring function when processing an overly long function name or symbol in a source code file (CVE-2009-1577).

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted source file, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Cscope users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/cscope-15.7a"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-02.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.