GLSA 201203-01: spamdyke: Arbitrary code execution

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Severity:	high
Title:	spamdyke: Arbitrary code execution
Date:	03/06/2012
Bugs:	#399157
ID:	201203-01

Synopsis

A buffer overflow in spamdyke might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

spamdyke is a drop-in connection-time spam filter for qmail.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
mail-filter/spamdyke	< 4.3.0	>= 4.3.0	All supported architectures

Description

Boundary errors related to the "snprintf()" and "vsnprintf()" functions in spamdyke could cause a buffer overflow.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All spamdyke users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-filter/spamdyke-4.3.0"

References

CVE-2012-0802

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-01.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.