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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200810-03.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200810-03.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..78db0dd78f8a --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200810-03.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200810-03"> + <title>libspf2: DNS response buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + A memory management error in libspf2 might allow for remote execution of + arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libspf2</product> + <announced>2008-10-30</announced> + <revised count="01">2008-10-30</revised> + <bug>242254</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="mail-filter/libspf2" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.2.8</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.2.8</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + libspf2 is a library that implements the Sender Policy Framework, + allowing mail transfer agents to make sure that an email is authorized + by the domain name that it is coming from. Currently, only the exim MTA + uses libspf2 in Gentoo. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + libspf2 uses a fixed-length buffer to receive DNS responses and does + not properly check the length of TXT records, leading to buffer + overflows. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A remote attacker could store a specially crafted DNS entry and entice + a user or automated system using libspf2 to lookup that SPF entry (e.g. + by sending an email to the MTA), possibly allowing for the execution of + arbitrary code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All libspf2 users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-filter/libspf2-1.2.8"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2469">CVE-2008-2469</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-10-18T16:51:58Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-10-19T19:27:11Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-10-23T13:43:28Z"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |