GLSA Bodhisattva
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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 9:28 pm Post subject: [ GLSA 200401-02 ] Honeyd remote detection vulnerability via |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: Honeyd remote detection vulnerability via a probe packet (GLSA 200401-02)
Severity: low
Exploitable: remote
Date: January 21, 2004
Bug(s): #38934
ID: 200401-02
Synopsis
Identification of Honeyd installations allows an adversary to launch
attacks specifically against Honeyd. No remote root exploit is currently
known.
Background
Honeyd is a virtual honeypot daemon that can simulate virtual hosts on
unallocated IP addresses.
Affected Packages
Package: net-analyzer/honeyd
Vulnerable: < 0.8
Unaffected: >= 0.8
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
A bug in handling NMAP fingerprints caused Honeyd to reply to TCP
packets with both the SYN and RST flags set. Watching for replies, it is
possible to detect IP addresses simulated by Honeyd.
Impact
Although there are no public exploits known for Honeyd, the detection
of Honeyd IP addresses may in some cases be undesirable.
Workaround
Honeyd 0.8 has been released along with an advisory to address this
issue. In addition, Honeyd 0.8 drops privileges if permitted by the
configuration file and contains command line flags to force dropping
of privileges.
Resolution
All users are recommended to update to honeyd version 0.8:
Code: | $> emerge sync
$> emerge -pv ">=net-analyzer/honeyd-0.8"
$> emerge ">=net-analyzer/honeyd-0.8" |
References
Honeyd Security Advisory 2004-001
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