Arch Linux alert ASA-201802-14 (unixodbc)

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Levente Polyak <anthraxx@archlinux.org> 
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arch-security@archlinux.org 
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[ASA-201802-14] unixodbc: arbitrary code execution 
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Sat, 24 Feb 2018 01:46:30 +0100
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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201802-14
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Severity: High
Date    : 2018-02-23
CVE-ID  : CVE-2018-7409
Package : unixodbc
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-627

Summary
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The package unixodbc before version 2.3.5-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary
code execution.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 2.3.5-1.

# pacman -Syu "unixodbc>=2.3.5-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.3.5.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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In unixODBC before 2.3.5, there is a buffer overflow in the
unicode_to_ansi_copy() function in DriverManager/__info.c possibly
leading to arbitrary code execution.

Impact
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A remote attacker is able to execute arbitrary code on the affected
host.

References
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https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-7409