Gentoo: GLSA-200410-08: ncompress: Buffer overflow
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200410-08
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: ncompress: Buffer overflow
Date: October 09, 2004
Bugs: #66251
ID: 200410-08
Synopsis
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compress and uncompress, which could be used by daemon programs,
contain a buffer overflow that could lead to remote execution of
arbitrary code with the rights of the daemon process.
Background
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ncompress is a utility handling compression and decompression of
Lempel-Ziv archives, compatible with the original *nix compress and
uncompress utilities (.Z extensions).
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-arch/ncompress <= 4.2.4 >= 4.2.4-r1
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compress and uncompress do not properly check bounds on command line
options, including the filename. Large parameters would trigger a
buffer overflow.
Impact
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By supplying a carefully crafted filename or other option, an attacker
could execute arbitrary code on the system. A local attacker could only
execute code with his own rights, but since compress and uncompress are
called by various daemon programs, this might also allow a remote
attacker to execute code with the rights of the daemon making use of
ncompress.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All ncompress users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=app-arch/ncompress-4.2.4-r1"
# emerge ">=app-arch/ncompress-4.2.4-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#176363
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/176363
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200410-08
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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org/.
License
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Copyright 2004 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.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0/
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