GLSA 200807-15: Pan: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Pan: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date:	07/31/2008
Bugs:	#224051
ID:	200807-15

Synopsis

A buffer overflow vulnerability in Pan may allow remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Background

Pan is a newsreader for the GNOME desktop.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-nntp/pan	< 0.132-r3	>= 0.132-r3	All supported architectures

Description

Pavel Polischouk reported a boundary error in the PartsBatch class when processing .nzb files.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted .nzb file, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Pan users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-nntp/pan-0.132-r3"

References

CVE-2008-2363

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-15.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.