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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-37
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Severity: Low
Title: LimeWire: Disclosure of sensitive information
Date: March 31, 2005
Bugs: #85380
ID: 200503-37
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Synopsis
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Two vulnerabilities in LimeWire can be exploited to disclose sensitive
information.
Background
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LimeWire is a Java peer-to-peer client compatible with the Gnutella
file-sharing protocol.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-p2p/limewire < 4.8.1 >= 4.8.1
Description
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Two input validation errors were found in the handling of Gnutella GET
requests (CAN-2005-0788) and magnet requests (CAN-2005-0789).
Impact
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A remote attacker can craft a specific Gnutella GET request or use
directory traversal on magnet requests to read arbitrary files on the
system with the rights of the user running LimeWire.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All LimeWire users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/limewire-4.8.1"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-0788
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0788
[ 2 ] CAN-2005-0789
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0789
[ 3 ] Secunia Advisory SA14555
http://secunia.com/advisories/14555/
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-200503-37.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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