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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200807-07 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: NX: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code |
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Date: July 09, 2008 |
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Bugs: #230147 |
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ID: 200807-07 |
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Synopsis |
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NX uses code from the X.org X11 server which is prone to multiple |
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vulnerabilities. |
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Background |
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NoMachine's NX establishes remote connections to X11 desktops over |
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small bandwidth links. NX and NX Node are the compression core |
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libraries, whereas NX is used by FreeNX and NX Node by the binary-only |
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NX servers. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-misc/nxnode < 3.2.0-r3 >= 3.2.0-r3 |
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2 net-misc/nx < 3.2.0-r2 >= 3.2.0-r2 |
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. |
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Description |
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Multiple integer overflow and buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been |
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discovered in the X.Org X server as shipped by NX and NX Node (GLSA |
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200806-07). |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities via unspecified |
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vectors, leading to the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges |
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of the user on the machine running the NX server. |
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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 NX Node users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/nxnode-3.2.0-r3" |
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All NX users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/nx-3.2.0-r2" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] GLSA 200806-07 |
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-07.xml |
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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-200807-07.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 2008 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 |