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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200407-19 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Pavuk: Digest authentication helper buffer overflow |
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Date: July 26, 2004 |
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ID: 200407-19 |
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Synopsis |
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Pavuk contains a bug that can allow an attacker to run arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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Pavuk is web spider and website mirroring tool. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-misc/pavuk <= 0.9.28-r2 >= 0.9.28-r3 |
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Description |
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Pavuk contains several buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the code |
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handling digest authentication. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could cause a buffer overflow, leading to arbitrary code |
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execution with the rights of the user running Pavuk. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to |
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upgrade to the latest available version of Pavuk. |
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Resolution |
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All Pavuk users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge sync |
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# emerge -pv ">=net-misc/pavuk-0.9.28-r3" |
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# emerge ">=net-misc/pavuk-0.9.28-r3" |
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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-200407-19.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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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2004 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/1.0 |