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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200403-05 |
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~ http://security.gentoo.org |
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~ Severity: Normal |
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~ Title: UUDeview MIME Buffer Overflow |
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~ Date: March 26, 2004 |
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~ Bugs: #44859 |
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~ ID: 200403-05 |
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Synopsis |
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A specially-crafted MIME file (.mim, .uue, .uu, .b64, .bhx, .hqx, and |
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.xxe extensions) may cause UUDeview to crash or execute arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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UUDeview is a program which is used to transmit binary files over the |
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Internet in a text-only format. It is commonly used for email and Usenet |
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attachments. It supports multiple encoding formats, including Base64, |
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BinHex and UUEncoding. |
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Description |
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By decoding a MIME archive with excessively long strings for various |
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parameters, it is possible to crash UUDeview, or cause it to execute |
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arbitrary code. |
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This vulnerability was originally reported by iDEFENSE as part of a |
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WinZip advisory [ Reference: 1 ]. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could create a specially-crafted MIME file and send it via |
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email. When recipient decodes the file, UUDeview may execute arbitrary |
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code which is embedded in the MIME file, thus granting the attacker |
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access to the recipient's account. |
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Workaround |
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All users should upgrade to UUDeview 0.5.20: |
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~ # emerge sync |
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~ # emerge -pv ">=app-text/uudeview-0.5.20" |
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~ # emerge ">=app-text/uudeview-0.5.20" |
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References |
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~ [ 1 ] http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=76 |
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~ [ 2 ] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9758 |
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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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