Security
Security
A heap-based buffer overflow in Binary diff might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
| Package | dev-util/bsdiff on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 4.3-r4 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 4.3-r4 |
bsdiff and bspatch are tools for building and applying patches to binary files.
It was discovered that the implementation of bspatch did not check for a negative value on numbers of bytes read from the diff and extra streams.
A remote attacker could entice a user to apply a specially crafted patch using bspatch, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Binary diff users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/bsdiff-4.3-r4"
Release date
March 19, 2020
Latest revision
March 19, 2020: 1
Severity
high
Exploitable
local, remote
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