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PostPosted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:50 pm    Post subject: [ GLSA 200503-25 ] OpenSLP: Multiple buffer overflows Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: OpenSLP: Multiple buffer overflows (GLSA 200503-25)
Severity: high
Exploitable: remote
Date: March 20, 2005
Updated: May 22, 2006
Bug(s): #85347
ID: 200503-25

Synopsis

Multiple buffer overflows have been found in OpenSLP, which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

OpenSLP is an open-source implementation of Service Location Protocol (SLP).

Affected Packages

Package: net-libs/openslp
Vulnerable: < 1.2.1
Unaffected: >= 1.2.1
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple buffer overflows have been found in OpenSLP, when handling malformed SLP packets.

Impact

By sending specially crafted SLP packets, a remote attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code with the rights of the OpenSLP daemon.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All OpenSLP users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/openslp-1.2.1"


References

SUSE Security Announcement
CVE-2005-0769


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