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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200505-08
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Severity: Normal
Title: HT Editor: Multiple buffer overflows
Date: May 10, 2005
Bugs: #91569
ID: 200505-08
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Synopsis
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Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in HT Editor, potentially
leading to the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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HT is a hex editor, designed to help analyse and modify executable
files.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-editors/hteditor < 0.8.0-r2 >= 0.8.0-r2
Description
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Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Team discovered an integer
overflow in the ELF parser, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
The vendor has reported that an unrelated buffer overflow has been
discovered in the PE parser.
Impact
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Successful exploitation would require the victim to open a specially
crafted file using HT, potentially permitting an attacker to execute
arbitrary code.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All hteditor users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/hteditor-0.8.0-r2"
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-200505-08.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@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 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/2.0
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