GLSA 200608-27: Motor: Execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Motor: Execution of arbitrary code
Date:	08/29/2006
Bugs:	#135020
ID:	200608-27

Synopsis

Motor uses a vulnerable ktools library, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Motor is a text mode based programming environment for Linux, with a syntax highlighting feature, project manager, makefile generator, gcc and gdb front-end, and CVS integration.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-util/motor	< 3.4.0-r1	>= 3.3.0-r1	All supported architectures

Description

In November 2005, Zone-H Research reported a boundary error in the ktools library in the VGETSTRING() macro of kkstrtext.h, which may cause a buffer overflow via an overly long input string.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to use a malicious file or input, which could lead to the crash of Motor and possibly the execution of arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Motor 3.3.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/motor-3.3.0-r1"

All motor 3.4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/motor-3.4.0-r1"

References

CVE-2005-3863

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-27.xml

Concerns?

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.