[ GLSA 201312-05 ] SWI-Prolog : Multiple vulnerabilities

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: SWI-Prolog : Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201312-05)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: December 06, 2013
Bug(s): #450284
ID: 201312-05

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in SWI-Prolog which allow
attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.


Background

SWI-Prolog is a free, small, and standard compliant Prolog compiler.

Affected Packages

Package: dev-lang/swi-prolog
Vulnerable: < 6.2.5
Unaffected: >= 6.2.5
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SWI-Prolog:
* An error in the canoniseFileName() function could cause a stack-based
buffer overflow (CVE-2012-6089).
* An error in the expand() function could cause a stack-based buffer
overflow (CVE-2012-6090).


Impact

A context-dependent attack can create files with specially crafted
names, causing arbitrary code execution or a denial of service condition.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All SWI-Prolog users should upgrade to the latest version: