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diff --git a/glsa-200903-17.xml b/glsa-200903-17.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5386b2ca --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200903-17.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200903-17"> + <title>Real VNC: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + The Real VNC client is vulnerable to execution of arbitrary code when + connecting to a malicious server. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">vnc</product> + <announced>March 09, 2009</announced> + <revised>March 09, 2009: 01</revised> + <bug>255225</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/vnc" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.1.3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.1.3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Real VNC is a remote desktop viewer display system. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + An unspecified vulnerability has been discovered int the + CMsgReader::readRect() function in the VNC Viewer component, related to + the encoding type of RFB protocol data. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious VNC + server, or leverage Man-in-the-Middle attacks, to cause the execution + of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the VNC + viewer. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Real VNC users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/vnc-4.1.3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4770">CVE-2008-4770</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:30:00 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:35:19 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:35:29 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |