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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-25
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: OpenSLP: Multiple buffer overflows
Date: March 20, 2005
Bugs: #85347
ID: 200503-25
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Synopsis
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Multiple buffer overflows have been found in OpenSLP, which could lead
to the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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OpenSLP is an open-source implementation of Service Location Protocol
(SLP).
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-libs/openslp < 1.2.1 >= 1.2.1
Description
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Multiple buffer overflows have been found in OpenSLP, when handling
malformed SLP packets.
Impact
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By sending specially crafted SLP packets, a remote attacker could
potentially execute arbitrary code with the rights of the OpenSLP
daemon.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All OpenSLP users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/openslp-1.2.1"
References
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[ 1 ] SUSE Security Announcement
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_15_openslp.html
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-25.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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