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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200405-13.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200405-13.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4a76ee58 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200405-13.xml @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +<?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="200405-13"> + <title>neon heap-based buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability potentially allowing remote execution of arbitrary code has + been discovered in the neon library. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">neon</product> + <announced>May 20, 2004</announced> + <revised>May 20, 2004: 01</revised> + <bug>51490</bug> + <access>remote </access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/neon" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.24.6</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">0.24.5</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + neon provides an HTTP and WebDAV client library. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Stefan Esser discovered a vulnerability in the code of the neon library : + if a malicious date string is passed to the ne_rfc1036_parse() function, it + can trigger a string overflow into static heap variables. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + Depending on the application linked against libneon and when connected to a + malicious WebDAV server, this vulnerability could allow execution of + arbitrary code with the rights of the user running that application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. All users are advised to upgrade + to the latest available version of neon. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All users of neon should upgrade to the latest stable version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=net-misc/neon-0.24.6" + # emerge ">=net-misc/neon-0.24.6"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/062004.html">E-matters advisory 06/2004</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0398">CAN-2004-0398</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |