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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200411-07.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200411-07.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..5463bdb35b8a --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200411-07.xml @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200411-07"> + <title>Proxytunnel: Format string vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + Proxytunnel is vulnerable to a format string vulnerability, potentially + allowing a remote server to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the + Proxytunnel process. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">Proxytunnel</product> + <announced>2004-11-03</announced> + <revised count="01">2004-11-03</revised> + <bug>69379</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/proxytunnel" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.2.3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.2.3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Proxytunnel is a program that tunnels connections to a remote server + through a standard HTTPS proxy. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Florian Schilhabel of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit project found a + format string vulnerability in Proxytunnel. When the program is started in + daemon mode (-a [port]), it improperly logs invalid proxy answers to + syslog. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A malicious remote server could send specially-crafted invalid answers to + exploit the format string vulnerability, potentially allowing the execution + of arbitrary code on the tunnelling host with the rights of the Proxytunnel + process. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + You can mitigate the issue by only allowing connections to trusted remote + servers. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Proxytunnel users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/proxytunnel-1.2.3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0992">CAN-2004-0992</uri> + <uri link="https://proxytunnel.sourceforge.net/news.html">Proxytunnel News</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2004-11-02T21:56:56Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2004-11-03T09:32:39Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2004-11-03T14:02:21Z"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |