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[ GLSA 200605-12 ] Quake 3 engine based games: Buffer Overflow



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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200605-12
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Quake 3 engine based games: Buffer Overflow
      Date: May 10, 2006
      Bugs: #132377
        ID: 200605-12

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Synopsis
========

The Quake 3 engine has a vulnerability that could be exploited to
execute arbitrary code.

Background
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Quake 3 is a multiplayer first person shooter.

Affected packages
=================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package                    /  Vulnerable  /            Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  games-fps/quake3-bin            < 1.32c                  >= 1.32c
  2  games-fps/rtcw                  < 1.41b                  >= 1.41b
  3  games-fps/enemy-territory       < 2.60b                  >= 2.60b
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     3 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
    -------------------------------------------------------------------

Description
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landser discovered a vulnerability within the "remapShader" command.
Due to a boundary handling error in "remapShader", there is a
possibility of a buffer overflow.

Impact
======

An attacker could set up a malicious game server and entice users to
connect to it, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code
with the rights of the game user.

Workaround
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Do not connect to untrusted game servers.

Resolution
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All Quake 3 users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-fps/quake3-bin-1.32c"

All RTCW users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-fps/rtcw-1.41b"

All Enemy Territory users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-fps/enemy-territory-2.60b"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2006-2236
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2236

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-200605-12.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@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2006 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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