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From: Sean Amoss <ackle@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201203-01 ] spamdyke: Arbitrary code execution
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2012 03:07:51
Message-Id: 4F5567C4.9050405@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201203-01
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7 Severity: High
8 Title: spamdyke: Arbitrary code execution
9 Date: March 06, 2012
10 Bugs: #399157
11 ID: 201203-01
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15 Synopsis
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18 A buffer overflow in spamdyke might allow remote attackers to execute
19 arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 spamdyke is a drop-in connection-time spam filter for qmail.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 mail-filter/spamdyke < 4.3.0 >= 4.3.0
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34 Description
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37 Boundary errors related to the "snprintf()" and "vsnprintf()" functions
38 in spamdyke could cause a buffer overflow.
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40 Impact
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43 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a
44 Denial of Service.
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46 Workaround
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49 There is no known workaround at this time.
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51 Resolution
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54 All spamdyke users should upgrade to the latest version:
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56 # emerge --sync
57 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-filter/spamdyke-4.3.0"
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59 References
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62 [ 1 ] CVE-2012-0802
63 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0802
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65 Availability
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68 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
69 the Gentoo Security Website:
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71 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-01.xml
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73 Concerns?
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76 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
77 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
78 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
79 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
80 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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82 License
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85 Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
86 belongs to its owner(s).
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88 The contents of this document are licensed under the
89 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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91 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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