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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200609-03 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: OpenTTD: Remote Denial of Service |
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Date: September 06, 2006 |
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Bugs: #131010 |
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ID: 200609-03 |
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Synopsis |
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The OpenTTD server is vulnerable to a remote Denial of Service. |
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Background |
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OpenTTD is a clone of Transport Tycoon Deluxe. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 games-simulation/openttd < 0.4.8 >= 0.4.8 |
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Description |
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OpenTTD is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack due to a flaw in |
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the manner the game server handles errors in command packets. |
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Impact |
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An authenticated attacker can cause a Denial of Service by sending an |
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invalid error number to a vulnerable OpenTTD 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 OpenTTD users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-simulation/openttd-0.4.8" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-1998 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1998 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2006-1999 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1999 |
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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-200609-03.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 2006 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 |