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GLSA 200406-22 - Pavuk: Remote buffer overflow
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 06/30/2004 05:03 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
A Pavuk update has been released for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200406-22
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Pavuk: Remote buffer overflow
Date: June 30, 2004
ID: 200406-22
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Synopsis
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Pavuk contains a bug potentially allowing an attacker to run arbitrary code.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200406-22
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Pavuk: Remote buffer overflow
Date: June 30, 2004
ID: 200406-22
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Synopsis
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Pavuk contains a bug potentially allowing an attacker to run arbitrary code.
Background
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Pavuk is web spider and website mirroring tool.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/pavuk <= 0.9.28-r1 >= 0.9.28-r2
Description
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When Pavuk connects to a web server and the server sends back the HTTP status code 305 (Use Proxy), Pavuk copies data from the HTTP Location header in an unsafe manner.
Impact
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An attacker could cause a stack-based buffer overflow which could lead to arbitrary code execution with the rights of the user running Pavuk.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version.
Resolution
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All Pavuk users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=net-misc/pavuk-0.9.28-r2"
# emerge ">="net-misc/pavuk-0.9.28-r2
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-200406-22.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
=========
Pavuk is web spider and website mirroring tool.
Affected packages
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-------------------------------------------------------------------
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1 net-misc/pavuk <= 0.9.28-r1 >= 0.9.28-r2
Description
==========
When Pavuk connects to a web server and the server sends back the HTTP status code 305 (Use Proxy), Pavuk copies data from the HTTP Location header in an unsafe manner.
Impact
=====
An attacker could cause a stack-based buffer overflow which could lead to arbitrary code execution with the rights of the user running Pavuk.
Workaround
=========
There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version.
Resolution
=========
All Pavuk users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=net-misc/pavuk-0.9.28-r2"
# emerge ">="net-misc/pavuk-0.9.28-r2
Availability
===========
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-22.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
