The x86 emulation base libraries for AMD64 contain a vulnerable version of zlib which could potentially lead to execution of arbitrary code.
Package | app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs on the amd64 architecture |
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Affected versions | < 2.1.2 |
Unaffected versions | >= 2.1.2 |
The x86 emulation base libraries for AMD64 emulate the x86 (32-bit) architecture on the AMD64 (64-bit) architecture.
Earlier versions of emul-linux-x86-baselibs contain a vulnerable version of zlib, which may lead to a buffer overflow.
By creating a specially crafted compressed data stream, attackers can overwrite data structures for applications that use the x86 emulation base libraries for AMD64, resulting in a Denial of Service and potentially arbitrary code execution.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All AMD64 x86 emulation base libraries users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs
Release date
July 30, 2005
Latest revision
August 02, 2005: 02
Severity
high
Exploitable
remote
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