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Gentoo: GLSA 201402-04 Normal: libwww-perl Code Execution Risk

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Various vulnerabilities in libwww-perl may allow execution of arbitrary code. It is recommended to upgrade. Refer to GLSA 201402-04 for further information.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libwww-perl, the worst of which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libwww-perl. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo code execution multiple issues man-in-the-middle normal severity libwww-perl

Resolution

All libwww-perl users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-perl/libwww-perl-6.30.0"
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since December 18, 2011. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2010-2253 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2253 [ 2 ] CVE-2011-0633 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0633

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201402-04
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: libwww-perl: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: February 04, 2014
Bugs: #329943, #386309
ID: 201402-04

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo code execution multiple issues man-in-the-middle normal severity libwww-perl

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libwww-perl, the worst of which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

libwww is a collection of Perl modules providing a consistent interface to the World-Wide Web.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-perl/libwww-perl < 6.30.0 >= 6.30.0

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to download a specially-crafted file with an application linked against libwww-perl, which could result in overwritten files or arbitrary code execution by writing to a dotfile in the user's home directory (such as .bashrc). Additionally, a remote attacker could perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.