GLSA 200407-19: Pavuk: Digest authentication helper buffer overflow

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Pavuk: Digest authentication helper buffer overflow
Date:	07/26/2004
Bugs:
ID:	200407-19

Synopsis

Pavuk contains a bug that can allow an attacker to run arbitrary code.

Background

Pavuk is web spider and website mirroring tool.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/pavuk	<= 0.9.28-r2	>= 0.9.28-r3	All supported architectures

Description

Pavuk contains several buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the code handling digest authentication.

Impact

An attacker could cause a buffer overflow, leading to arbitrary code execution with the rights of the user running Pavuk.

Workaround

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

Resolution

All Pavuk users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge sync
    
    # emerge -pv ">=net-misc/pavuk-0.9.28-r3"
    # emerge ">=net-misc/pavuk-0.9.28-r3"

References

CVE-2004-1437

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-19.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.