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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201402-04 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: libwww-perl: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: February 04, 2014 |
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Bugs: #329943, #386309 |
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ID: 201402-04 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libwww-perl, the worst of |
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which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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libwww is a collection of Perl modules providing a consistent interface |
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to the World-Wide Web. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-perl/libwww-perl < 6.30.0 >= 6.30.0 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libwww-perl. Please |
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review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could entice a user to download a specially-crafted |
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file with an application linked against libwww-perl, which could result |
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in overwritten files or arbitrary code execution by writing to a |
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dotfile in the user's home directory (such as .bashrc). Additionally, a |
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remote attacker could perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All libwww-perl users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-perl/libwww-perl-6.30.0" |
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NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are |
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available since December 18, 2011. It is likely that your system is |
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already no longer affected by this issue. |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2010-2253 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2253 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2011-0633 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0633 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-04.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |