Gentoo alert 200702-12 (chmlib)

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Raphael Marichez <falco@gentoo.org>
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gentoo-announce@gentoo.org
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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200702-12 ] CHMlib: User-assisted remote execution of arbitrary code
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Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:23:51 +0100
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bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk,
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200702-12
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: CHMlib: User-assisted remote execution of arbitrary code
      Date: February 27, 2007
      Bugs: #163989
        ID: 200702-12

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Synopsis
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A memory corruption vulnerability in CHMlib could lead to the remote
execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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CHMlib is a library for the MS CHM (Compressed HTML) file format plus
extracting and HTTP server utils.

Affected packages
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     Package         /  Vulnerable  /                       Unaffected
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  1  app-doc/chmlib       < 0.39                               >= 0.39

Description
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When certain CHM files that contain tables and objects stored in pages
are parsed by CHMlib, an unsanitized value is passed to the alloca()
function resulting in a shift of the stack pointer to arbitrary memory
locations.

Impact
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An attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted CHM file,
resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of
the user viewing the file.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All CHMlib users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-doc/chmlib-0.39"

References
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  [ 1 ] Original Advisory
        http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/dis...
  [ 2 ] CVE-2007-0619
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0619

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-12.xml

Concerns?
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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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5