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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200507-16.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200507-16.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b6b7c43bfea4 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200507-16.xml @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200507-16"> + <title>dhcpcd: Denial of Service vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability in dhcpcd may cause the dhcpcd daemon to crash. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">dhcpcd</product> + <announced>July 15, 2005</announced> + <revised>July 15, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>98394</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/dhcpcd" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.3.22_p4-r11</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.3.22_p4-r11</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + dhcpcd is a standards compliant DHCP client daemon. It requests an + IP address and other information from the DHCP server, automatically + configures the network interface, and tries to renew the lease time. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + infamous42md discovered that dhcpcd can be tricked to read past + the end of the supplied DHCP buffer. As a result, this might lead to a + crash of the daemon. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + With a malicious DHCP server an attacker could cause a Denial of + Service by crashing the DHCP client. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All dhcpcd users should upgrade to the latest available version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/dhcpcd-1.3.22_p4-r11"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1848">CAN-2005-1848</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 11 Jul 2005 14:38:55 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 11 Jul 2005 17:42:40 +0000"> + adir + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:00:32 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |