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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200703-12.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200703-12.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..74d14bbf38e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200703-12.xml @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200703-12"> + <title>SILC Server: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis> + SILC Server is affected by a Denial of Service vulnerability. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">silc-server</product> + <announced>2007-03-14</announced> + <revised>2007-03-14: 01</revised> + <bug>169599</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-im/silc-server" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.0.2-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.0.2-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + SILC Server is a server for the Secure Internet Live Conferencing + (SILC) protocol. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Frank Benkstein discovered a possible NULL pointer dereference in + apps/silcd/command.c if a new channel is created without specifying a + valid hmac or cipher algorithm name. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could cause the server to crash, resulting in a + Denial of Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All SILC Server users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/silc-server-1.0.2-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references/> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-03-07T14:35:02Z"> + DerCorny + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-03-07T14:57:46Z"> + vorlon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-03-07T15:20:03Z"> + vorlon + </metadata> +</glsa> |