A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - PeerCast: Buffer overflow. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200801-22:02
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: PeerCast: Buffer overflow
Date: January 30, 2008
Updated: January 30, 2008
Bugs: #202747
ID: 200801-22:02
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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in PeerCast.
Background
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PeerCast is a client and server for P2P-radio network
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-sound/peercast < 0.1218 >= 0.1218
Description
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Luigi Auriemma reported a heap-based buffer overflow within the
"handshakeHTTP()" function when processing HTTP requests.
Impact
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A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request to the
vulnerable server, possibly resulting in the remote execution of
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the PeerCast
server, usually "nobody".
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All PeerCast users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/peercast-0.1218"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-6454
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6454
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-200801-22.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 2008 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
