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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200311-03.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200311-03.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8afc2751 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200311-03.xml @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> + +<glsa id="200311-03"> + <title>HylaFAX: Remote code exploit in hylafax</title> + <synopsis> + A format bug condition allows a remote attacjer to execute arbitrary code as + the root user. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">HylaFAX</product> + <announced>2003-11-10</announced> + <revised>2003-11-10: 01</revised> + <bug>33368</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/hylafax" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.1.8</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">4.1.7</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + HylaFAX is a popular client-server fax package. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + During a code review of the hfaxd server, the SuSE Security Team discovered + a format bug condition that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary + code as the root user. However, the bug cannot be triggered in the default + hylafax configuration. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with root privileges. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + Users are encouraged to perform an 'emerge sync' and upgrade the package to + the latest available version. Vulnerable versions of hylafax have been + removed from portage. Specific steps to upgrade: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + # emerge -pv '>=net-misc/hylafax-4.1.8' + # emerge '>=net-misc/hylafax-4.1.8' + # emerge clean</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0886">CAN-2003-0886</uri> + <uri link="http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_045_hylafax.html">SuSE Security Announcment</uri> + </references> +</glsa> |