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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-11.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a63ac6c1 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?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="200807-11"> + <title>PeerCast: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + A buffer overflow vulnerability in PeerCast may allow for the remote + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">peercast</product> + <announced>July 21, 2008</announced> + <revised>July 21, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>220281</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-sound/peercast" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.1218-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.1218-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + PeerCast is a client and server for P2P-radio networks. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Nico Golde reported a boundary error in the HTTP::getAuthUserPass() + function when processing overly long HTTP Basic authentication + requests. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A remote attacker could send a specially crafted HTTP request to the + vulnerable server, possibly resulting in the remote execution of + arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All PeerCast users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/peercast-0.1218-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2040">CVE-2008-2040</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:36:04 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:41:58 +0000"> + vorlon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:19:30 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |