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Gentoo: 201406-35 Normal: Openfire Denial of Service Issues

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Openfire, the worst of which could lead to a Denial of Service condition.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201406-35 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Openfire: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: June 30, 2014 Bugs: #266129, #507242 ID: 201406-35 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Openfire, the worst of which could lead to a Denial of Service condition. Background ========= Openfire is a real time collaboration (RTC) server. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-im/openfire < 3.9.2-r1 > = 3.9.2-r1 Description ========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Openfire. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ===== A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition or bypass security restrictions. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All Openfire users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =net-im/openfire-3.9.2-r1" References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2009-1595 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-1595 [ 2 ] CVE-2009-1596 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-1596 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-2741 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2741 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available forviewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201406-35 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ====== Copyright 2014 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/2.5/ . Openfire security bulletin highlights various vulnerabilities, presenting possible Denial of Service threats. Patches released immediately.. Openfire Security,Gentoo Advisory,Denial of Service Threat,Normal Severity Advisory. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jun 30, 2014 Gentoo