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GLSA 200411-31: ProZilla: Multiple vulnerabilities
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 11/23/2004 11:25 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
A ProZilla security update has been released
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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
Title: ProZilla: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 23, 2004
Bugs: #70090
ID: 200411-31
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Synopsis
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ProZilla contains several buffer overflow vulnerabilities that can be exploited by a malicious server to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running ProZilla.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-31
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Severity: Normal
Title: ProZilla: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 23, 2004
Bugs: #70090
ID: 200411-31
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Synopsis
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ProZilla contains several buffer overflow vulnerabilities that can be exploited by a malicious server to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running ProZilla.
Background
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ProZilla is a download accelerator for Linux.
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 to another package if one is available or wait for the existing packages to be marked stable by their architecture maintainers.
Description
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ProZilla contains several exploitable buffer overflows in the code handling the network protocols.
Impact
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A remote attacker could setup a malicious server and entice a user to retrieve files from that server using ProZilla. This could lead to the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running ProZilla.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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Currently, there is no released version of ProZilla that contains a fix for these issues. The original author did not respond to our queries, the code contains several other problems and more secure alternatives exist. Therefore, the ProZilla package has been hard-masked prior to complete removal from Portage, and current users are advised to unmerge the package.
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-200411-31.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 Foundation, 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/2.0
=========
ProZilla is a download accelerator for Linux.
Affected packages
================
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1 www-client/prozilla <= 1.3.6-r2 Vulnerable!
-------------------------------------------------------------------
NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate to another package if one is available or wait for the existing packages to be marked stable by their architecture maintainers.
Description
==========
ProZilla contains several exploitable buffer overflows in the code handling the network protocols.
Impact
=====
A remote attacker could setup a malicious server and entice a user to retrieve files from that server using ProZilla. This could lead to the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running ProZilla.
Workaround
=========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
=========
Currently, there is no released version of ProZilla that contains a fix for these issues. The original author did not respond to our queries, the code contains several other problems and more secure alternatives exist. Therefore, the ProZilla package has been hard-masked prior to complete removal from Portage, and current users are advised to unmerge the package.
Availability
===========
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-31.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 Foundation, 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/2.0
