65 lines
1.9 KiB
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65 lines
1.9 KiB
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="200504-09">
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<title>Axel: Vulnerability in HTTP redirection handling</title>
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<synopsis>
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A buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in Axel which could lead to
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the execution of arbitrary code.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">Axel</product>
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<announced>April 12, 2005</announced>
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<revised>April 12, 2005: 01</revised>
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<bug>88264</bug>
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<access>remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="net-misc/axel" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">1.0b</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">1.0b</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>
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Axel is a console-based FTP/HTTP download accelerator.
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</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>
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A possible buffer overflow has been reported in the HTTP
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redirection handling code in conn.c.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="normal">
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<p>
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A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by setting up a
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malicious site and enticing a user to connect to it. This could
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possibly lead to the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions
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of the user running Axel.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>
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There is no known workaround at this time.
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</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>
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All Axel users should upgrade to the latest version:
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</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/axel-1.0b"</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0390">CAN-2005-0390</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:36:13 +0000">
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koon
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</metadata>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:29:05 +0000">
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vorlon078
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</metadata>
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<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 12 Apr 2005 11:48:11 +0000">
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vorlon078
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</metadata>
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</glsa>
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