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[ GLSA 201006-07 ] SILC: Multiple vulnerabilities
From: Tobias Heinlein <keytoaster () gentoo org>
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:43:12 +0200
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201006-07 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: SILC: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: June 01, 2010 Bugs: #284561 ID: 201006-07 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in SILC Toolkit and SILC Client, the worst of which allowing for execution of arbitrary code. Background ========== SILC (Secure Internet Live Conferencing protocol) Toolkit is a software development kit for use in clients, and SILC Client is an IRSSI-based text client. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-im/silc-toolkit < 1.1.10 >= 1.1.10 2 net-im/silc-client < 1.1.8 >= 1.1.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in SILC Toolkit and SILC Client. For further information please consult the CVE entries referenced below. Impact ====== A remote attacker could overwrite stack locations and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted OID value, Content-Length header or format string specifiers in a nickname field or channel name. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All SILC Toolkit users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/silc-toolkit-1.1.10" All SILC Client users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/silc-client-1.1.8" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2008-7159 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-7159 [ 2 ] CVE-2008-7160 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-7160 [ 3 ] CVE-2009-3051 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3051 [ 4 ] CVE-2009-3163 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3163 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201006-07.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 https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2010 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/2.5
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