[ GLSA 200606-10 ] Cscope: Many buffer overflows

[Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200606-10
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Cscope: Many buffer overflows
      Date: June 11, 2006
      Bugs: #133829
        ID: 200606-10

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Synopsis
========

Cscope is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows that could lead to
the execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========

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

Affected packages
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     Package          /  Vulnerable  /                      Unaffected
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  1  dev-util/cscope      < 15.5-r6                         >= 15.5-r6

Description
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Cscope does not verify the length of file names sourced in #include
statements.

Impact
======

A user could be enticed to source a carefully crafted file which will
allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of
the user running Cscope.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Cscope users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/cscope-15.5-r6"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2004-2541
        http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-2541

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-200606-10.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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2006 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

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