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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200904-10.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200904-10.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..fcb96cd0ec23 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200904-10.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200904-10"> + <title>Avahi: Denial of service</title> + <synopsis> + An error in Avahi might lead to a Denial of Service via network and CPU + consumption. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">avahi</product> + <announced>2009-04-08</announced> + <revised count="01">2009-04-08</revised> + <bug>260971</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-dns/avahi" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.6.24-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.6.24-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Avahi is a system that facilitates service discovery on a local + network. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Rob Leslie reported that the + originates_from_local_legacy_unicast_socket() function in + avahi-core/server.c does not account for the network byte order of a + port number when processing incoming multicast packets, leading to a + multicast packet storm. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could send specially crafted legacy unicast mDNS + query packets to the Avahi daemon, resulting in a Denial of Service due + to network bandwidth and CPU consumption. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Avahi users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/avahi-0.6.24-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0758">CVE-2009-0758</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2009-04-04T13:49:21Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2009-04-04T13:56:36Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2009-04-04T13:57:02Z"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |