GLSA 200405-15: cadaver heap-based buffer overflow

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Severity:	normal
Title:	cadaver heap-based buffer overflow
Date:	05/20/2004
Bugs:	#51461
ID:	200405-15

Synopsis

There is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the neon library used in cadaver, possibly leading to execution of arbitrary code when connected to a malicious server.

Background

cadaver is a command-line WebDAV client.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/cadaver	<= 0.22.1	>= 0.22.2	All supported architectures

Description

Stefan Esser discovered a vulnerability in the code of the neon library (see GLSA 200405-13). This library is also included in cadaver.

Impact

When connected to a malicious WebDAV server, this vulnerability could allow remote execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running cadaver.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time. All users are advised to upgrade to the latest available version of cadaver.

Resolution

All users of cadaver should upgrade to the latest stable version:

    # emerge sync

    # emerge -pv ">=net-misc/cadaver-0.22.2"
    # emerge ">=net-misc/cadaver-0.22.2"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-15.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.