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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200504-09
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Axel: Vulnerability in HTTP redirection handling
Date: April 12, 2005
Bugs: #88264
ID: 200504-09
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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in Axel which could lead
to the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Axel is a console-based FTP/HTTP download accelerator.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/axel < 1.0b >= 1.0b
Description
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A possible buffer overflow has been reported in the HTTP redirection
handling code in conn.c.
Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by setting up a
malicious site and enticing a user to connect to it. This could
possibly lead to the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions
of the user running Axel.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Axel users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/axel-1.0b"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-0390
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0390
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-200504-09.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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