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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="201111-06">
+ <title>MaraDNS: Arbitrary code execution</title>
+ <synopsis>A buffer overflow vulnerability in MaraDNS allows remote attackers
+ to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">MaraDNS</product>
+ <announced>2011-11-20</announced>
+ <revised count="1">2011-11-20</revised>
+ <bug>352569</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="net-dns/maradns" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">1.4.06</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">1.4.06</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>MaraDNS is a proxy DNS server with permanent caching.</p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>A long DNS hostname with a large number of labels could trigger a buffer
+ overflow in the compress_add_dlabel_points() function of dns/Compress.c.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="high">
+ <p>A remote unauthenticated attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause
+ a Denial of Service.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>All MaraDNS users should upgrade to the latest stable version:</p>
+
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=net-dns/maradns-1.4.06"
+ </code>
+
+ <p>NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
+ available since February 12, 2011. It is likely that your system is
+ already no longer affected by this issue.
+ </p>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0520">CVE-2011-0520</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata timestamp="2011-10-07T23:37:03Z" tag="requester">
+ underling
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata timestamp="2011-11-20T17:56:41Z" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata>
+</glsa>