Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201009-01 (wxGTK) reports an integer overflow vulnerability in wxGTK library, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, with missing updates
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 32 |
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![]() | [SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: wxGTK-2.8.10-2.fc11 | 22 Jul 200921:49 | – | fedora |
![]() | [SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: compat-wxGTK26-2.6.4-10.fc11 | 19 Jul 200910:19 | – | fedora |
![]() | [SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: compat-wxGTK26-2.6.4-10.fc10 | 19 Jul 200910:24 | – | fedora |
![]() | [SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: wxGTK-2.8.10-2.fc10 | 22 Jul 200922:01 | – | fedora |
![]() | Fedora 11 : wxGTK-2.8.10-2.fc11 (2009-7780) | 23 Jul 200900:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 11 : compat-wxGTK26-2.6.4-10.fc11 (2009-7755) | 20 Jul 200900:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Debian DSA-1890-1 : wxwindows2.4 wxwidgets2.6 wxwidgets2.8 - integer overflow | 24 Feb 201000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | GLSA-201009-01 : wxGTK: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code | 3 Sep 201000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : wxgtk (MDVSA-2009:204) | 20 Aug 200900:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 10 : wxGTK-2.8.10-2.fc10 / Fedora 11 : moin-1.8.4-2.fc11 (2009-7794) | 20 Jul 200900:00 | – | nessus |
#
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $
# Description: Auto generated from Gentoo's XML based advisory
#
# Authors:
# Thomas Reinke <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2011 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com
# Text descriptions are largely excerpted from the referenced
# advisories, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
# or at your option, GNU General Public License version 3,
# as published by the Free Software Foundation
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
#
include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_insight = "An integer overflow vulnerability in wxGTK might enable remote attackers to
cause the execution of arbitrary code.";
tag_solution = "All wxGTK 2.6 users should upgrade to an updated version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/wxGTK-2.6.4.0-r5'
All wxGTK 2.8 users should upgrade to an updated version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/wxGTK-2.8.10.1-r1'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20201009-01
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=277722";
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 201009-01.";
if(description)
{
script_id(69025);
script_version("$Revision: 7052 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-09-04 13:50:51 +0200 (Mon, 04 Sep 2017) $");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-03-09 05:54:11 +0100 (Wed, 09 Mar 2011)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_cve_id("CVE-2009-2369");
script_name("Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201009-01 (wxGTK)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2011 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com");
script_family("Gentoo Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/gentoo", "ssh/login/pkg");
script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("pkg-lib-gentoo.inc");
res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = ispkgvuln(pkg:"x11-libs/wxGTK", unaffected: make_list("rge 2.6.4.0-r5", "ge 2.8.10.1-r1"), vulnerable: make_list("lt 2.8.10.1-r1"))) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if (report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
}
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