<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> <glsa id="201512-06"> <title>MPFR: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> <synopsis>A buffer overflow vulnerability in MPFR could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service. </synopsis> <product type="ebuild">mpfr</product> <announced>December 30, 2015</announced> <revised>December 30, 2015: 1</revised> <bug>532028</bug> <access>remote</access> <affected> <package name="dev-libs/mpfr" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">3.1.3_p4</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">3.1.3_p4</vulnerable> </package> </affected> <background> <p>MPFR is a library for multiple-precision floating-point computations with exact rounding. </p> </background> <description> <p>MPFR fails to adequately check user-supplied input, which could lead to a buffer overflow. </p> </description> <impact type="normal"> <p>A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition. </p> </impact> <workaround> <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> </workaround> <resolution> <p>All MPFR users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/mpfr-3.1.3_p4" </code> </resolution> <references> <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9474">CVE-2014-9474</uri> </references> <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 03 Nov 2015 03:47:08 +0000"> BlueKnight </metadata> <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 30 Dec 2015 10:56:32 +0000">ackle</metadata> </glsa>