Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201006-06

                                        http://security.gentoo.org/

Severity: Normal
Title: Transmission: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 01, 2010
Bugs: #309831
ID: 201006-06

Synopsis

Stack-based buffer overflows in Transmission may allow for remote
execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Transmission is a cross-platform BitTorrent client.

Affected packages

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 Package               /  Vulnerable  /                 Unaffected
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1 net-p2p/transmission < 1.92 >= 1.92

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the tr_magnetParse() function
in libtransmission/magnet.c have been discovered.

Impact

A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service or possibly execute
arbitrary code via a crafted magnet URL with a large number of tr or ws
links.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Transmission users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/transmission-1.92"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2010-1853
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1853

Availability

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

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201006-06.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
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

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