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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200907-14 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Rasterbar libtorrent: Directory traversal |
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Date: July 17, 2009 |
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Bugs: #273156, #273961 |
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ID: 200907-14 |
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Synopsis |
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A directory traversal vulnerability in Rasterbar libtorrent might allow |
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a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files. |
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Background |
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Rasterbar libtorrent is a C++ BitTorrent implementation focusing on |
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efficiency and scalability. Deluge is a BitTorrent client that ships a |
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copy of libtorrent. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-libs/rb_libtorrent < 0.13-r1 >= 0.13-r1 |
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2 net-p2p/deluge < 1.1.9 >= 1.1.9 |
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. |
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Description |
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census reported a directory traversal vulnerability in |
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src/torrent_info.cpp that can be triggered via .torrent files. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system using |
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Rasterbar libtorrent to load a specially crafted BitTorrent file to |
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create or overwrite arbitrary files using dot dot sequences in |
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filenames. |
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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 Rasterbar libtorrent users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=net-libs/rb_libtorrent-0.13-r1" |
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All Deluge users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/deluge-1.1.9" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2009-1760 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1760 |
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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-200907-14.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 2009 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 |