[ GLSA 200504-09 ] Axel: Vulnerability in HTTP redirection handling

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200504-09
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Axel: Vulnerability in HTTP redirection handling
      Date: April 12, 2005
      Bugs: #88264
        ID: 200504-09

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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in Axel which could lead
to the execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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Axel is a console-based FTP/HTTP download accelerator.

Affected packages
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     Package        /  Vulnerable  /                        Unaffected
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  1  net-misc/axel       < 1.0b                                >= 1.0b

Description
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A possible buffer overflow has been reported in the HTTP redirection
handling code in conn.c.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by setting up a
malicious site and enticing a user to connect to it. This could
possibly lead to the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions
of the user running Axel.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Axel users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/axel-1.0b"

References
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  [ 1 ] CAN-2005-0390
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0390

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200504-09.xml

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
http://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.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

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