Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1747-1 glib2.0 -- integer overflow
- Date Reported:
- 20 Mar 2009
- Affected Packages:
- glib2.0
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 520046.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2008-4316. - More information:
-
Diego Pettenò discovered that glib2.0, the GLib library of C routines, handles large strings insecurely via its Base64 encoding functions. This could possible lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.16.6-1+lenny1.
For the oldstable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.12.4-2+etch1.
For the testing distribution (squeeze), this problem will be fixed soon.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.20.0-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your glib2.0 packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/glib2.0_2.12.4.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/glib2.0_2.12.4-2+etch1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/glib2.0_2.12.4-2+etch1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/glib2.0_2.12.4-2+etch1.dsc
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-data_2.12.4-2+etch1_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-doc_2.12.4-2+etch1_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-doc_2.12.4-2+etch1_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.12.4-2+etch1_alpha.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.12.4-2+etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.12.4-2+etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.12.4-2+etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.12.4-2+etch1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.12.4-2+etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.12.4-2+etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.12.4-2+etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.12.4-2+etch1_amd64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.12.4-2+etch1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.12.4-2+etch1_arm.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.12.4-2+etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.12.4-2+etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.12.4-2+etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.12.4-2+etch1_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.12.4-2+etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.12.4-2+etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.12.4-2+etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.12.4-2+etch1_hppa.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.12.4-2+etch1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.12.4-2+etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.12.4-2+etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.12.4-2+etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.12.4-2+etch1_i386.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.12.4-2+etch1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.12.4-2+etch1_ia64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.12.4-2+etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.12.4-2+etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.12.4-2+etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.12.4-2+etch1_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.12.4-2+etch1_mips.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.12.4-2+etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.12.4-2+etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.12.4-2+etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.12.4-2+etch1_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.12.4-2+etch1_mipsel.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.12.4-2+etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.12.4-2+etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.12.4-2+etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.12.4-2+etch1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.12.4-2+etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.12.4-2+etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.12.4-2+etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.12.4-2+etch1_powerpc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.12.4-2+etch1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.12.4-2+etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.12.4-2+etch1_s390.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.12.4-2+etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.12.4-2+etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.12.4-2+etch1_s390.udeb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.12.4-2+etch1_sparc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.12.4-2+etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.12.4-2+etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.12.4-2+etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.12.4-2+etch1_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/glib2.0_2.16.6.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/glib2.0_2.16.6-1+lenny1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/glib2.0_2.16.6-1+lenny1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/glib2.0_2.16.6-1+lenny1.dsc
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-data_2.16.6-1+lenny1_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-doc_2.16.6-1+lenny1_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-doc_2.16.6-1+lenny1_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libgio-fam_2.16.6-1+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.16.6-1+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.16.6-1+lenny1_alpha.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.16.6-1+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.16.6-1+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.16.6-1+lenny1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.16.6-1+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libgio-fam_2.16.6-1+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.16.6-1+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.16.6-1+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.16.6-1+lenny1_amd64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libgio-fam_2.16.6-1+lenny1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libgio-fam_2.16.6-1+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.16.6-1+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.16.6-1+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.16.6-1+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.16.6-1+lenny1_arm.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.16.6-1+lenny1_arm.deb
- ARM EABI:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libgio-fam_2.16.6-1+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.16.6-1+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.16.6-1+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.16.6-1+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.16.6-1+lenny1_armel.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.16.6-1+lenny1_armel.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.16.6-1+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libgio-fam_2.16.6-1+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.16.6-1+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.16.6-1+lenny1_hppa.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.16.6-1+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libgio-fam_2.16.6-1+lenny1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libgio-fam_2.16.6-1+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.16.6-1+lenny1_i386.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.16.6-1+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.16.6-1+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.16.6-1+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.16.6-1+lenny1_i386.udeb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.16.6-1+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.16.6-1+lenny1_ia64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.16.6-1+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libgio-fam_2.16.6-1+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.16.6-1+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.16.6-1+lenny1_ia64.udeb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.16.6-1+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.16.6-1+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.16.6-1+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.16.6-1+lenny1_mips.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libgio-fam_2.16.6-1+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.16.6-1+lenny1_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.16.6-1+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.16.6-1+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libgio-fam_2.16.6-1+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.16.6-1+lenny1_mipsel.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.16.6-1+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.16.6-1+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.16.6-1+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.16.6-1+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.16.6-1+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.16.6-1+lenny1_powerpc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libgio-fam_2.16.6-1+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.16.6-1+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.16.6-1+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.16.6-1+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libgio-fam_2.16.6-1+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.16.6-1+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.16.6-1+lenny1_s390.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.16.6-1+lenny1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-dev_2.16.6-1+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.16.6-1+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libgio-fam_2.16.6-1+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-udeb_2.16.6-1+lenny1_sparc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0_2.16.6-1+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.16.6-1+lenny1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.