GLSA 200405-01: Multiple format string vulnerabilities in neon 0.24.4 and earlier

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Multiple format string vulnerabilities in neon 0.24.4 and earlier
Date:	05/09/2004
Bugs:	#48448
ID:	200405-01

Synopsis

There are multiple format string vulnerabilities in libneon which may allow a malicious WebDAV server to execute arbitrary code.

Background

neon provides an HTTP and WebDAV client library.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/neon	<= 0.24.4	>= 0.24.5	All supported architectures

Description

There are multiple format string vulnerabilities in libneon which may allow a malicious WebDAV server to execute arbitrary code under the context of the process using libneon.

Impact

An attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code under the context of the process using libneon.

Workaround

A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package.

Resolution

Neon users should upgrade to version 0.24.5 or later:

    # emerge sync

    # emerge -pv ">=net-misc/neon-0.24.5"
    # emerge ">=net-misc/neon-0.24.5"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-01.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.