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Posted on 21 January 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201401-19
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: GMime: Arbitrary code execution
Date: January 21, 2014
Bugs: #308051
ID: 201401-19

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Synopsis
========
A buffer overflow error in GMime might allow remote attackers to
execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background
==========
GMime is a C/C++ library which may be used for the creation and parsing
of messages using the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME).

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/gmime < 2.4.15 >= 2.4.15
*>= 2.4.17
*>= 2.2.26

Description
===========
GMime contains a buffer overflow flaw in the GMIME_UUENCODE_LEN macro
in gmime/gmime-encodings.h.

Impact
======
A context-dependent attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or
cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========
GMime 2.4.x users on the PPC64 architecture should upgrade to the
latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/gmime-2.4.17"

GMime 2.4.x users on other architectures should upgrade to the latest
version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/gmime-2.4.15"

GMime 2.2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/gmime-2.2.26"

Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools
such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these
packages.

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2010-0409
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2010-0409

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-201401-19.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 2014 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


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