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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-4316: GLib: Execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-4316: GLib: Execution of arbitrary code

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/14/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
02/14/2023

Description

Multiple integer overflows in glib/gbase64.c in GLib before 2.20 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string that is converted either (1) from or (2) to a base64 representation.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-glib

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