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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200602-09

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Severity: High
Title: BomberClone: Remote execution of arbitrary code
Date: February 16, 2006
Bugs: #121605
ID: 200602-09

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Synopsis

BomberClone is vulnerable to a buffer overflow which may lead to remote
execution of arbitrary code.

Background

BomberClone is a remake of the classic game "BomberMan". It supports
multiple players via IP network connection.

Affected packages

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 Package                   /    Vulnerable    /         Unaffected
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1 games-action/bomberclone < 0.11.6.2-r1 >= 0.11.6.2-r1

Description

Stefan Cornelius of the Gentoo Security team discovered multiple
missing buffer checks in BomberClone's code.

Impact

By sending overly long error messages to the game via network, a remote
attacker may exploit buffer overflows to execute arbitrary code with
the rights of the user running BomberClone.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All BomberClone users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose

">=games-action/bomberclone-0.11.6.2-r1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2006-0460
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0460

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200602-09.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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

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/2.0