GLSA 202003-07: RabbitMQ C client: Arbitrary code execution

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Severity:	high
Title:	RabbitMQ C client: Arbitrary code execution
Date:	03/13/2020
Bugs:	#701810
ID:	202003-07

Synopsis

A vulnerability in RabbitMQ C client might allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Background

A C-language AMQP client library for use with v2.0+ of the RabbitMQ broker.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-libs/rabbitmq-c	< 0.10.0	>= 0.10.0	All supported architectures

Description

It was discovered that RabbitMQ C client incorrectly handled certain inputs.

Impact

A remote attacker, by sending a specially crafted request, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All RabbitMQ C client users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/rabbitmq-c-0.10.0"

References

CVE-2019-18609

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202003-07.xml

Concerns?

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