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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-08.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-08.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..013868c67671 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-08.xml @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200408-08"> + <title>Cfengine: RSA Authentication Heap Corruption</title> + <synopsis> + Cfengine is vulnerable to a remote root exploit from clients in + AllowConnectionsFrom. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">Cfengine</product> + <announced>August 10, 2004</announced> + <revised>May 22, 2006: 05</revised> + <bug>59895</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/cfengine" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.1.8</unaffected> + <unaffected range="lt">2.0.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">2.1.7</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Cfengine is an agent/software robot and a high level policy language + for building expert systems to administrate and configure large + computer networks. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Two vulnerabilities have been found in cfservd. One is a buffer + overflow in the AuthenticationDialogue function and the other is a + failure to check the proper return value of the ReceiveTransaction + function. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + An attacker could use the buffer overflow to execute arbitrary code + with the permissions of the user running cfservd, which is usually the + root user. However, before such an attack could be mounted, the + IP-based ACL would have to be bypassed. With the second vulnerability, + an attacker could cause a denial of service attack. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to + upgrade to the latest available version of Cfengine. (It should be + noted that disabling cfservd will work around this particular problem. + However, in many cases, doing so will cripple your Cfengine setup. + Upgrading is strongly recommended.) + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Cfengine users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=net-misc/cfengine-2.1.8" + # emerge ">=net-misc/cfengine-2.1.8"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=387&idxseccion=10">Corelabs Advisory</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1701">CVE-2004-1701</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1702">CVE-2004-1702</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 9 Aug 2004 21:29:04 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |