Gentoo: GLSA-200504-10: Gld: Remote execution of arbitrary code
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200504-10
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: High
Title: Gld: Remote execution of arbitrary code
Date: April 13, 2005
Bugs: #88904
ID: 200504-10
Synopsis
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Gld contains several serious vulnerabilities, potentially resulting in
the execution of arbitrary code as the root user.
Background
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Gld is a standalone greylisting server for Postfix.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 mail-filter/gld <= 1.4 >= 1.5
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dong-hun discovered several buffer overflows in server.c, as well as
several format string vulnerabilities in cnf.c.
Impact
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An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code
with the permissions of the user running Gld, the default user being
root.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Gld users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-filter/gld-1.5"
References
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[ 1 ] SecurityTracker ID 1013678
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/200504-10
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 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.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
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