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Gentoo: GLSA-200601-23 Normal: Ikiservice Vulnerability Notification

A bug in Zebedee allows a remote attacker to perform a Denial of Service attack.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200509-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Zebedee: Denial of Service vulnerability Date: September 20, 2005 Bugs: #105115 ID: 200509-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= A bug in Zebedee allows a remote attacker to perform a Denial of Service attack. Background ========= Zebedee is an application that establishes an encrypted, compressed tunnel for TCP/IP or UDP data transfer between two systems. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-misc/zebedee < 2.5.3 *> = 2.4.1-r1 > = 2.5.3 Description ========== "Shiraishi.M" reported that Zebedee crashes when "0" is received as the port number in the protocol option header. Impact ===== By performing malformed requests a remote attacker could cause Zebedee to crash. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All Zebedee users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose net-misc/zebedee References ========= [ 1 ] BugTraq ID 14796 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200509-14 Concerns? ======== Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux andensuring 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 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/ . Threat actors may leverage a service disruption vulnerability present in Zebedee on Gentoo systems. It is advised to perform an upgrade to reduce exposure.. Denial Of Service,Zebedee,Gentoo Advisory. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 20, 2005 Gentoo