gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-200405-01.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="200405-01">
  <title>Multiple format string vulnerabilities in neon 0.24.4 and earlier</title>
  <synopsis>
    There are multiple format string vulnerabilities in libneon which may allow
    a malicious WebDAV server to execute arbitrary code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">neon</product>
  <announced>2004-05-09</announced>
  <revised count="01">2004-05-09</revised>
  <bug>48448</bug>
  <access>remote </access>
  <affected>
    <package name="net-misc/neon" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">0.24.5</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="le">0.24.4</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    neon provides an HTTP and WebDAV client library.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    There are multiple format string vulnerabilities in libneon which may allow
    a malicious WebDAV server to execute arbitrary code under the context of
    the process using libneon.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>
    An attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code under the context of the
    process using libneon.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are advised
    to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    Neon users should upgrade to version 0.24.5 or later:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge sync

    # emerge -pv "&gt;=net-misc/neon-0.24.5"
    # emerge "&gt;=net-misc/neon-0.24.5"</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0179">CVE</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="submitter">
    klieber
  </metadata>
</glsa>