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GLSA 200406-02: tripwire: Format string vulnerability
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 06/04/2004 04:43 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
A tripware update is available for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200406-02
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: tripwire: Format string vulnerability
Date: June 04, 2004
Bugs: #52945
ID: 200406-02
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability allowing arbitrary code execution under certain circumstances has been found.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200406-02
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Severity: High
Title: tripwire: Format string vulnerability
Date: June 04, 2004
Bugs: #52945
ID: 200406-02
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability allowing arbitrary code execution under certain circumstances has been found.
Background
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tripwire is an open source file integrity checker.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-admin/tripwire <= 2.3.1.2 >= 2.3.1.2-r1
Description
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The code that generates email reports contains a format string vulnerability in pipedmailmessage.cpp.
Impact
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With a carefully crafted filename on a local filesystem an attacker could cause execution of arbitrary code with permissions of the user running tripwire, which could be the root user.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All tripwire users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=app-admin/tripwire-2.3.1.2-r1"
# emerge ">=app-admin/tripwire-2.3.1.2-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] Bugtraq Announcement
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/365036/2004-05-31/2004-06-06/0
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-02.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0
=========
tripwire is an open source file integrity checker.
Affected packages
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-------------------------------------------------------------------
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1 app-admin/tripwire <= 2.3.1.2 >= 2.3.1.2-r1
Description
==========
The code that generates email reports contains a format string vulnerability in pipedmailmessage.cpp.
Impact
=====
With a carefully crafted filename on a local filesystem an attacker could cause execution of arbitrary code with permissions of the user running tripwire, which could be the root user.
Workaround
=========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
=========
All tripwire users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=app-admin/tripwire-2.3.1.2-r1"
# emerge ">=app-admin/tripwire-2.3.1.2-r1"
References
=========
[ 1 ] Bugtraq Announcement
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/365036/2004-05-31/2004-06-06/0
Availability
===========
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-02.xml
Concerns?
========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
======
Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0
