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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-31 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: ProZilla: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: November 23, 2004 |
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Bugs: #70090 |
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ID: 200411-31 |
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Synopsis |
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ProZilla contains several buffer overflow vulnerabilities that can be |
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exploited by a malicious server to execute arbitrary code with the |
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rights of the user running ProZilla. |
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Background |
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ProZilla is a download accelerator for Linux. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 www-client/prozilla <= 1.3.6-r2 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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ProZilla contains several exploitable buffer overflows in the code |
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handling the network protocols. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could setup a malicious server and entice a user to |
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retrieve files from that server using ProZilla. This could lead to the |
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execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running |
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ProZilla. |
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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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Currently, there is no released version of ProZilla that contains a fix |
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for these issues. The original author did not respond to our queries, |
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the code contains several other problems and more secure alternatives |
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exist. Therefore, the ProZilla package has been hard-masked prior to |
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complete removal from Portage, and current users are advised to unmerge |
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the package. |
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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-200411-31.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 2004 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/2.0 |