GLSA 200606-30 Kiax: Arbitrary code execution

Posted by Bob on: 06/30/2006 04:42 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Kiax: Arbitrary code execution. Here the announcement:

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200606-30
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Kiax: Arbitrary code execution
Date: June 30, 2006
Bugs: #136099
ID: 200606-30

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Synopsis
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A security vulnerability in the iaxclient library could lead to the
execution of arbitrary code by a remote attacker.

Background
==========

Kiax is a graphical softphone supporting the IAX protocol (Inter
Asterisk eXchange), which allows PC users to make VoIP calls to
Asterisk servers.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/kiax lt; 0.8.5_p1 gt;= 0.8.5_p1

Description
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The iax_net_read function in the iaxclient library fails to properly
handle IAX2 packets with truncated full frames or mini-frames. These
frames are detected in a length check but processed anyway, leading to
buffer overflows.

Impact
======

By sending a specially crafted IAX2 packet, an attacker could execute
arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Kiax.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Kiax users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "gt;=net-misc/kiax-0.8.5_p1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-2923
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2923

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-200606-30.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 2006 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/2.5