Home / vulnerabilities Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201207-03
Posted on 10 July 2012
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201207-03
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Severity: Normal
Title: ChaSen: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: July 09, 2012
Bugs: #390769
ID: 201207-03
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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow vulnerability in ChaSen could result in the execution
of arbitrary code.
Background
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ChaSen is a Japanese morphological analysis system.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/chasen < 2.4.4-r2 >= 2.4.4-r2
Description
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An error in chalib.c of ChaSen could cause a buffer overflow.
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted text
file using ChaSen or an application using the ChaSen libraries,
possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges
of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All ChaSen users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/chasen-2.4.4-r2"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2011-4000
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-4000
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-201207-03.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
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2012 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
