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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200403-09 |
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Severity: High |
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Title: Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander |
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Date: March 29, 2004 |
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Bugs: #45957 |
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ID: 200403-09 |
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Synopsis |
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A remotely-exploitable buffer overflow in Midnight Commander allows |
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arbitrary code to be run on a user's computer |
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Background |
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Midnight Commander is a visual file manager. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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app-misc/mc <= 4.6.0-r4 >= 4.6.0-r5 |
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Description |
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A stack-based buffer overflow has been found in Midnight Commander's |
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virtual filesystem. |
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Impact |
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This overflow allows an attacker to run arbitrary code on the user's |
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computer during the symlink conversion process. |
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Workaround |
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While a workaround is not currently known for this issue, all users are |
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advised to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package. |
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Resolution |
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All users should upgrade to the current version of the affected |
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package: |
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# emerge sync |
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# emerge -pv ">=app-misc/mc-4.6.0-r5" |
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# emerge ">=app-misc/mc-4.6.0-r5" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-1023 |
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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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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |