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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200804-27.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200804-27.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..8a2649dd4c6a --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200804-27.xml @@ -0,0 +1,101 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200804-27"> + <title>SILC: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities were found in SILC Client, Server, and Toolkit, + allowing for Denial of Service and execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">silc-toolkit silc-client silc-server</product> + <announced>2008-04-24</announced> + <revised count="01">2008-04-24</revised> + <bug>212362</bug> + <bug>214116</bug> + <bug>214812</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-im/silc-toolkit" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.1.7</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.1.7</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="net-im/silc-client" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.1.4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.1.4</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="net-im/silc-server" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.1.2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.1.2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + SILC (Secure Internet Live Conferencing protocol) Toolkit is a software + development kit for use in clients, SILC Server is a communication + server, and SILC Client is an IRSSI-based text client. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <ul> + <li>Nathan G. Grennan reported a boundary error in SILC Toolkit + within the silc_fingerprint() function in the file + lib/silcutil/silcutil.c when passing overly long data, resulting in a + stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2008-1227).</li> + <li>A vulnerability + has been reported in SILC Server which is caused due to an error in the + handling of "NEW_CLIENT" packets that do not contain a nickname + (CVE-2008-1429).</li> + <li>Ariel Waissbein, Pedro Varangot, Martin + Mizrahi, Oren Isacson, Carlos Garcia, and Ivan Arce of Core Security + Technologies reported that SILC Client, Server, and Toolkit contain a + vulnerability in the silc_pkcs1_decode() function in the silccrypt + library (silcpkcs1.c), resulting in an integer underflow, signedness + error, and a buffer overflow (CVE-2008-1552).</li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause a Denial + of Service or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user + running the application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All SILC Toolkit users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/silc-toolkit-1.1.7"</code> + <p> + All SILC Client users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/silc-client-1.1.4"</code> + <p> + All SILC Server users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/silc-server-1.1.2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1227">CVE-2008-1227</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1429">CVE-2008-1429</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1552">CVE-2008-1552</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-03-21T02:19:53Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-04-03T14:49:27Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-04-23T16:41:55Z"> + keytoaster + </metadata> +</glsa> |