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GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200304-03 |
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PACKAGE : setiathome |
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SUMMARY : buffer overflow |
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DATE : 2003-04-09 10:57 UTC |
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EXPLOIT : remote |
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VERSIONS AFFECTED : <3.08 |
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FIXED VERSION : >=3.08 |
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CVE : |
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- From advisory: |
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"There is a bufferoverflow in the server responds handler. Sending an |
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overly large string followed by a newline ('\n') character to the |
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client will trigger this overflow. This has been tested with various |
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versions of the client. All versions are presumed to have this flaw in |
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some form." |
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Read the full advisory at: |
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http://spoor12.edup.tudelft.nl/ |
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SOLUTION |
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It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running |
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app-sci/setiathome upgrade to setiathome-3.08 as follows: |
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emerge sync |
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emerge setiathome |
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emerge clean |
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