[ GLSA 200503-25 ] OpenSLP: Multiple buffer overflows

[Thierry Carrez <koon () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200503-25
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  Severity: High
     Title: OpenSLP: Multiple buffer overflows
      Date: March 20, 2005
      Bugs: #85347
        ID: 200503-25

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Synopsis
========

Multiple buffer overflows have been found in OpenSLP, which could lead
to the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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OpenSLP is an open-source implementation of Service Location Protocol
(SLP).

Affected packages
=================

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     Package           /  Vulnerable  /                     Unaffected
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  1  net-libs/openslp       < 1.2.1                           >= 1.2.1

Description
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Multiple buffer overflows have been found in OpenSLP, when handling
malformed SLP packets.

Impact
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By sending specially crafted SLP packets, a remote attacker could
potentially execute arbitrary code with the rights of the OpenSLP
daemon.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All OpenSLP users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/openslp-1.2.1"

References
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  [ 1 ] SUSE Security Announcement
        http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_15_openslp.html

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-25.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

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