<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> <glsa id="200411-37"> <title>Open DC Hub: Remote code execution</title> <synopsis> Open DC Hub contains a buffer overflow that can be exploited to allow remote code execution. </synopsis> <product type="ebuild">opendchub</product> <announced>2004-11-28</announced> <revised count="02">2006-05-22</revised> <bug>72371</bug> <access>remote</access> <affected> <package name="net-p2p/opendchub" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">0.7.14-r2</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">0.7.14-r2</vulnerable> </package> </affected> <background> <p> Open DC Hub is the hub software for the Direct Connect file sharing network. </p> </background> <description> <p> Donato Ferrante discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in the RedirectAll command of the Open DC Hub. </p> </description> <impact type="high"> <p> Upon exploitation, a remote user with administrative privileges can execute arbitrary code on the system running the Open DC Hub. </p> </impact> <workaround> <p> Only give administrative rights to trusted users. </p> </workaround> <resolution> <p> All Open DC Hub users should upgrade to the latest version: </p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/opendchub-0.7.14-r2"</code> </resolution> <references> <uri link="http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1115.html">Full-Disclosure Advisory</uri> <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1127">CVE-2004-1127</uri> </references> <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2004-11-28T03:48:46Z"> lewk </metadata> <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2004-11-28T03:49:07Z"> lewk </metadata> </glsa>