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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200404-18.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200404-18.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1873c799 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200404-18.xml @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200404-18"> + <title>Multiple Vulnerabilities in ssmtp</title> + <synopsis> + There are multiple format string vulnerabilities in the SSMTP package, + which may allow an attacker to run arbitrary code with ssmtp's privileges + (potentially root). + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">ssmtp</product> + <announced>April 26, 2004</announced> + <revised>April 26, 2004: 01</revised> + <bug>47918</bug> + <bug>48435</bug> + <access>remote root </access> + <affected> + <package name="mail-mta/ssmtp" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.60.7</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">2.60.4-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + SSMTP is a very simple mail transfer agent (MTA) that relays mail from the + local machine to another SMTP host. It is not designed to function as a + full mail server; its sole purpose is to relay mail. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + There are two format string vulnerabilities inside the log_event() and + die() functions of ssmtp. Strings from outside ssmtp are passed to various + printf()-like functions from within log_event() and die() as format + strings. An attacker could cause a specially-crafted string to be passed to + these functions, and potentially cause ssmtp to execute arbitrary code. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + If ssmtp connects to a malicious mail relay server, this vulnerability can + be used to execute code with the rights of the mail sender, including root. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. All users are advised to upgrade + to the latest available version of ssmtp. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All users are advised to upgrade to the latest available version of ssmtp. + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=mail-mta/ssmtp-2.60.7" + # emerge ">=mail-mta/ssmtp-2.60.7"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://secunia.com/advisories/11378/">Secunia Advisory</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0156">CVE Reference</uri> + <uri link="http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/debian-security-announce-2004/msg00084.html">Debian Advisory</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter"> + condordes + </metadata> +</glsa> |