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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201507-12 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: libCapsiNetwork: Denial of Service |
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Date: July 10, 2015 |
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Bugs: #544324 |
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ID: 201507-12 |
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Synopsis |
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A buffer overflow in libcapsinetwork might allow remote attackers to |
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cause a Denial of Service condition. |
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Background |
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libCapsiNetwork is a C++ network library to allow fast development of |
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server daemon processes. |
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Affected packages |
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================= |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-libs/libcapsinetwork-0.3.0-r2 |
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<= Vulnerable! |
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NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate |
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to another package if one is available or wait for the |
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existing packages to be marked stable by their |
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architecture maintainers. |
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Description |
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An off-by-one buffer overflow in libcapsinetwork network handling code |
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is discovered. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request to |
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application, that is linked with libcapsinetwork, possibly resulting in |
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a Denial of Service condition. |
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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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Gentoo discontinued support for libcapsinetwork. |
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We recommend that users unmerge it: |
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# emerge --unmerge 'net-libs/libcapsinetwork' |
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References |
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========== |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-0841 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0841 |
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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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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-12 |
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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 2015 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 |