GLSA 200504-09: Axel: Vulnerability in HTTP redirection handling

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Axel: Vulnerability in HTTP redirection handling
Date:	04/12/2005
Bugs:	#88264
ID:	200504-09

Synopsis

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in Axel which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Axel is a console-based FTP/HTTP download accelerator.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/axel	< 1.0b	>= 1.0b	All supported architectures

Description

A possible buffer overflow has been reported in the HTTP redirection handling code in conn.c.

Impact

A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by setting up a malicious site and enticing a user to connect to it. This could possibly lead to the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Axel.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Axel users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/axel-1.0b"

References

CAN-2005-0390

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200504-09.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.