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An OpenTTD update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200509-03
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: OpenTTD: Format string vulnerabilities
Date: September 05, 2005
Bugs: #102631
ID: 200509-03

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Synopsis
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OpenTTD is vulnerable to format string vulnerabilities which may result in remote execution of arbitrary code.



Background
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OpenTTD is an open source clone of the simulation game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe" by Microprose.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 games-simulation/openttd < 0.4.0.1-r1 >= 0.4.0.1-r1

Description
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Alexey Dobriyan discovered several format string vulnerabilities in OpenTTD.

Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to crash the OpenTTD server or client and possibly execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running OpenTTD.

Workaround
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There are no known workarounds at this time.

Resolution
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All OpenTTD users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
">=games-simulation/openttd-0.4.0.1-r1"

References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-2763
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2763

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200509-03.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0