GLSA 201402-11: Links: Denial of Service

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Links: Denial of Service
Date:	02/07/2014
Bugs:	#493138
ID:	201402-11

Synopsis

An integer overflow in Links might allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background

Links is a web browser which runs in both graphics and text modes.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
www-client/links	< 2.8-r1	>= 2.8-r1	All supported architectures

Description

An integer overflow vulnerability was found in the parsing of HTML tables in the Links web browser when running in graphical mode.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Links users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/links-2.8-r1"

References

CVE-2013-6050

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-11.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.