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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-44.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-44.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fc1906a3 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-44.xml @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200501-44"> + <title>ncpfs: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + The ncpfs utilities contain multiple flaws, potentially resulting in the + remote execution of arbitrary code or local file access with elevated + privileges. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">ncpfs</product> + <announced>January 30, 2005</announced> + <revised>January 30, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>77414</bug> + <access>remote and local</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-fs/ncpfs" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.2.6</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.2.6</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + ncpfs is a NCP protocol network filesystem driver that allows + access to NetWare services, to mount volumes of NetWare servers or + print to NetWare print queues. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Erik Sjolund discovered two vulnerabilities in the programs + bundled with ncpfs: there is a potentially exploitable buffer overflow + in ncplogin (CAN-2005-0014), and due to a flaw in nwclient.c, utilities + using the NetWare client functions insecurely access files with + elevated privileges (CAN-2005-0013). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + The buffer overflow might allow a malicious remote NetWare server + to execute arbitrary code on the NetWare client. Furthermore, a local + attacker may be able to create links and access files with elevated + privileges using SUID ncpfs utilities. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All ncpfs users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-fs/ncpfs-2.2.6"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0013">CAN-2005-0013</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0014">CAN-2005-0014</uri> + <uri link="ftp://platan.vc.cvut.cz/pub/linux/ncpfs/Changes-2.2.6">ncpfs ChangeLog</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 29 Jan 2005 09:02:48 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 29 Jan 2005 11:01:37 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 29 Jan 2005 11:18:51 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |