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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200502-28.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200502-28.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..1a7e7e9e5347 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200502-28.xml @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200502-28"> + <title>PuTTY: Remote code execution</title> + <synopsis> + PuTTY was found to contain vulnerabilities that can allow a malicious SFTP + server to execute arbitrary code on unsuspecting PSCP and PSFTP clients. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">Putty</product> + <announced>2005-02-21</announced> + <revised count="01">2005-02-21</revised> + <bug>82753</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/putty" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.57</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.57</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + PuTTY is a popular SSH client, PSCP is a secure copy + implementation, and PSFTP is a SSH File Transfer Protocol client. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in the PSCP and PSFTP + clients, which can be triggered by the SFTP server itself. These issues + are caused by the improper handling of the FXP_READDIR response, along + with other string fields. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker can setup a malicious SFTP server that would send + these malformed responses to a client, potentially allowing the + execution of arbitrary code on their system. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All PuTTY users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/putty-0.57"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/vuln-sftp-readdir.html">PuTTY vulnerability vuln-sftp-readdir</uri> + <uri link="https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/vuln-sftp-string.html">PuTTY vulnerability vuln-sftp-string</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0467">CAN-2005-0467</uri> + <uri link="http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=201&type=vulnerabilities">iDEFENSE Advisory</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-02-21T09:51:17Z"> + vorlon078 + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-02-21T09:52:44Z"> + vorlon078 + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-02-21T13:42:55Z"> + lewk + </metadata> +</glsa> |