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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-18.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-18.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ddc92b29 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-18.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?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="200608-18"> + <title>Net::Server: Format string vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + A format string vulnerability has been reported in Net::Server which can be + exploited to cause a Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">net-server</product> + <announced>August 10, 2006</announced> + <revised>August 10, 2006: 01</revised> + <bug>142386</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-perl/net-server" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.88</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.88</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Net::Server is an extensible, generic Perl server engine. It is used by + several Perl applications like Postgrey. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The log function of Net::Server does not handle format string + specifiers properly before they are sent to syslog. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + By sending a specially crafted datastream to an application using + Net::Server, an attacker could cause a Denial of Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Net::Server should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-perl/net-server-0.88"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1127">CVE-2005-1127</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 07 Aug 2006 08:06:01 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:30:18 +0000"> + dizzutch + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 08 Aug 2006 10:05:21 +0000"> + vorlon078 + </metadata> +</glsa> |