GLSA 201911-02: pump: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	pump: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date:	11/07/2019
Bugs:	#694314
ID:	201911-02

Synopsis

A buffer overflow in pump might allow remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Background

BOOTP and DHCP client for automatic IP configuration.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/pump	<= 0.8.24-r4		All supported architectures

Description

It was discovered that there was an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the pump DHCP/BOOTP client.

Impact

A remote attacker, by enticing a user to connect to a malicious server, could cause the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running pump DHCP/BOOTP client.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

Gentoo has discontinued support for pump. We recommend that users unmerge pump:

      # emerge --unmerge "net-misc/pump"

References

Debian Bug Report 933674

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201911-02.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.