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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-04.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-04.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e3c6fb882a8e --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-04.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200408-04"> + <title>PuTTY: Pre-authentication arbitrary code execution</title> + <synopsis> + PuTTY contains a vulnerability allowing a SSH server to execute arbitrary + code on the connecting client. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">PuTTY</product> + <announced>2004-08-05</announced> + <revised count="03">2006-05-22</revised> + <bug>59383</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/putty" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.55</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">0.54</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Win32 and Unix + platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + PuTTY contains a vulnerability allowing a malicious server to execute + arbitrary code on the connecting client before host key verification. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + When connecting to a server using the SSH2 protocol an attacker is able + to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running + PuTTY by sending specially crafted packets to the client during the + authentication process but before host key verification. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to + upgrade to the latest available version of PuTTY. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All PuTTY users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=net-misc/putty-0.55" + # emerge ">=net-misc/putty-0.55"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=417&idxseccion=10">Corelabs Advisory</uri> + <uri link="https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html">PuTTY ChangeLog</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1440">CVE-2004-1440</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2004-08-04T17:20:53Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2004-08-05T09:03:08Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |