51 lines
1.7 KiB
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51 lines
1.7 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="201208-01">
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<title>socat: Arbitrary code execution</title>
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<synopsis>A buffer overflow in socat might allow remote attackers to execute
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arbitrary code.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">socat</product>
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<announced>2012-08-14</announced>
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<revised count="1">2012-08-14</revised>
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<bug>415977</bug>
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<access>local, remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="net-misc/socat" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">1.7.2.1</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">1.7.2.1</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>socat is a multipurpose bidirectional relay, similar to netcat.</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>A vulnerability in the "xioscan_readline()" function in xio-readline.c
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could cause a heap-based buffer overflow.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="high">
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<p>A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
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privileges of the socat process.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>All socat users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/socat-1.7.2.1"
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</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0219">CVE-2012-0219</uri>
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<uri link="http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv3.html">
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Socat security advisory 3
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</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata timestamp="2012-07-11T21:57:34Z" tag="requester">ackle</metadata>
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<metadata timestamp="2012-08-14T20:30:08Z" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata>
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</glsa>
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