1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200903-13 / mpfr |
| Release Date | March 09, 2009 |
| Latest Revision | March 09, 2009: 01 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| dev-libs/mpfr | < 2.4.1 | >= 2.4.1 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #260968
Multiple buffer overflows in MPFR might lead to a Denial of Service.
MPFR is a library for multiple-precision floating-point computations with exact rounding.
Multiple buffer overflows have been reported in the mpfr_snprintf() and mpfr_vsnprintf() functions.
A remote user could exploit the vulnerability to cause a Denial of Service in an application using MPFR via unknown vectors.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All MPRF users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/mpfr-2.4.1" |