GLSA 200411-19: Pavuk: Multiple buffer overflows

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Pavuk: Multiple buffer overflows
Date:	11/10/2004
Bugs:	#70516
ID:	200411-19

Synopsis

Pavuk contains multiple buffer overflows that can allow a remote attacker to run arbitrary code.

Background

Pavuk is web spider and website mirroring tool.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/pavuk	< 0.9.31	>= 0.9.31	All supported architectures

Description

Pavuk contains several buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the code handling digest authentication and HTTP header processing. This issue is similar to GLSA 200407-19, but contains more vulnerabilities.

Impact

A remote 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.

Resolution

All Pavuk users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/pavuk-0.9.31"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-19.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.