Gentoo: GLSA-200405-15: cadaver heap-based buffer overflow
Summary
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Severity: Normal Title: cadaver heap-based buffer overflow Date: May 20, 2004 Bugs: #51461 ID: 200405-15
Synopsis ======= There is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the neon library used in cadaver, possibly leading to execution of arbitrary code when connected to a malicious server.
Background ========= cadaver is a command-line WebDAV client.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-misc/cadaver <= 0.22.1 >= 0.22.2
========== Stefan Esser discovered a vulnerability in the code of the neon library (see GLSA 200405-13). This library is also included in cadaver.
Impact ===== When connected to a malicious WebDAV server, this vulnerability could allow remote execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running cadaver.
Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. All users are advised to upgrade to the latest available version of cadaver.
Resolution ========= All users of cadaver should upgrade to the latest stable version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=net-misc/cadaver-0.22.2" # emerge ">=net-misc/cadaver-0.22.2"
References ========= [ 1 ] CAN-2004-0398 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0398 [ 2 ] GLSA 200405-13 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200405-13
Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200405-15
Concerns? ======== 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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/.
License ====== Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0/
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