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From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200508-09 ] bluez-utils: Bluetooth device name validation vulnerability
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:24:42
Message-Id: 200508171811.26507.jaervosz@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200508-09
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7 Severity: High
8 Title: bluez-utils: Bluetooth device name validation vulnerability
9 Date: August 17, 2005
10 Bugs: #101557
11 ID: 200508-09
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15 Synopsis
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18 Improper validation of Bluetooth device names can lead to arbitrary
19 command execution.
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21 Background
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24 bluez-utils are the utilities for use with the BlueZ implementation of
25 the Bluetooth wireless standards for Linux.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 net-wireless/bluez-utils < 2.19 >= 2.19
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35 Description
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38 The name of a Bluetooth device is improperly validated by the hcid
39 utility when a remote device attempts to pair itself with a computer.
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41 Impact
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44 An attacker could create a malicious device name on a Bluetooth device
45 resulting in arbitrary commands being executed as root upon attempting
46 to pair the device with the computer.
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48 Workaround
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51 There are no known workarounds at this time.
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53 Resolution
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56 All bluez-utils users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-wireless/bluez-utils-2.19"
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61 References
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64 [ 1 ] CAN-2005-2547
65 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2547
66 [ 2 ] bluez-utils ChangeLog
67 http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/bluez/utils/ChangeLog?rev=1.28&view=markup
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69 Availability
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72 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
73 the Gentoo Security Website:
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75 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200508-09.xml
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77 Concerns?
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80 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
81 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
82 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
83 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
84 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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86 License
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89 Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
90 belongs to its owner(s).
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92 The contents of this document are licensed under the
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