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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200404-17.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200404-17.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..53f36113 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200404-17.xml @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +<?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="200404-17"> + <title>ipsec-tools and iputils contain a remote DoS vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + racoon, which is included in the ipsec-tools and iputils packages in + Portage, does not check the length of ISAKMP headers. Attackers may be able + to craft an ISAKMP header of sufficient length to consume all available + system resoources, causing a Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">ipsec-utils</product> + <announced>April 24, 2004</announced> + <revised>April 24, 2004: 01</revised> + <bug>48847</bug> + <access>remote </access> + <affected> + <package name="net-firewall/ipsec-tools" auto="yes" arch="amd64"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.3.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.3.1</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="net-misc/iputils" auto="yes" arch="ppc amd64 ppc64 s390"> + <unaffected range="eq">021109-r3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="eq">021109-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + From <uri link="http://ipsec-tools.sourceforge.net/">http://ipsec-tools.sourceforge.n + et/</uri> + </p> + <p> + "IPsec-Tools is a port of KAME's IPsec utilities to the Linux-2.6 IPsec + implementation." + </p> + <p> + iputils is a collection of network monitoring tools, including racoon, ping + and ping6. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + When racoon receives an ISAKMP header, it allocates memory based on the + length of the header field. Thus, an attacker may be able to cause a Denial + of Services by creating a header that is large enough to consume all + available system resources. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + This vulnerability may allow an attacker to remotely cause a Denial of + Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are advised + to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + ipsec-tools users should upgrade to version 0.2.5 or later: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=net-firewall/ipsec-tools-0.3.1" + # emerge ">=net-firewall/ipsec-tools-0.3.1"</code> + <p> + iputils users should upgrade to version 021109-r3 or later: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=net-misc/iputils-021109-r3" + # emerge ">=net-misc/iputils-021109-r3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0403">CVE</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter"> + klieber + </metadata> +</glsa> |