[ GLSA 200609-02 ] GTetrinet: Remote code execution

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

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200609-02
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: GTetrinet: Remote code execution
      Date: September 06, 2006
      Bugs: #144867
        ID: 200609-02

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Synopsis
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GTetrinet is vulnerable to a remote buffer overflow, potentially
leading to arbitrary code execution.

Background
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GTetrinet is a networked Tetris clone for GNOME 2.

Affected packages
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     Package                 /  Vulnerable  /               Unaffected
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  1  games-puzzle/gtetrinet       < 0.7.9                     >= 0.7.9

Description
===========

Michael Gehring has found that GTetrinet fails to properly handle array
indexes.

Impact
======

An attacker can potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a
negative number of players to the server.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All GTetrinet users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-puzzle/gtetrinet-0.7.9"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2006-3125
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3125

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-200609-02.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
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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