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PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:26 pm    Post subject: [ GLSA 201202-08 ] stunnel: Arbitrary code execution Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: stunnel: Arbitrary code execution (GLSA 201202-08)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: February 29, 2012
Updated: July 30, 2012
Bug(s): #379859
ID: 201202-08

Synopsis

A vulnerability was found in stunnel, allowing remote attackers to
cause a Denial of Service and potentially arbitrary code execution.


Background

The stunnel program is designed to work as an SSL encryption wrapper
between a client and a local or remote server.


Affected Packages

Package: net-misc/stunnel
Vulnerable: < 4.44
Unaffected: >= 4.44
Unaffected: < 4
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

An unspecified heap vulnerability was discovered in stunnel.

Impact

The vulnerability may possibly be leveraged to perform remote code
execution or a Denial of Service attack.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All stunnel 4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/stunnel-4.44"
   


References

CVE-2011-2940


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