GLSA 201001-06: aria2: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | aria2: Multiple vulnerabilities |
| Date: | 01/13/2010 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 201001-06 |
Synopsis
A buffer overflow and a format string vulnerability in aria2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.Background
aria2 is a download utility with resuming and segmented downloading with HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/BitTorrent support.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-misc/aria2 | < 1.6.3 | >= 1.6.3 | All supported architectures |
Description
Tatsuhiro Tsujikawa reported a buffer overflow in DHTRoutingTableDeserializer.cc (CVE-2009-3575) and a format string vulnerability in the AbstractCommand::onAbort() function in src/AbstractCommand.cc (CVE-2009-3617).
Impact
A remote, unauthenticated attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application or cause a Denial of Service (application crash).
Workaround
Do not use DHT (CVE-2009-3575) and disable logging (CVE-2009-3617).
Resolution
All aria2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/aria2-1.6.3"
References
Availability
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Concerns?
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License
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