[ GLSA 200504-10 ] Gld: Remote execution of arbitrary code

[Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200504-10
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  Severity: High
     Title: Gld: Remote execution of arbitrary code
      Date: April 13, 2005
      Bugs: #88904
        ID: 200504-10

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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

Description
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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
        http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Apr/1013678.html

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-200504-10.xml

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
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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