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PostPosted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:26 pm    Post subject: [ GLSA 201111-06 ] MaraDNS: Arbitrary code execution Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: MaraDNS: Arbitrary code execution (GLSA 201111-06)
Severity: high
Exploitable: remote
Date: November 20, 2011
Bug(s): #352569
ID: 201111-06

Synopsis

A buffer overflow vulnerability in MaraDNS allows remote attackers
to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service.


Background

MaraDNS is a proxy DNS server with permanent caching.

Affected Packages

Package: net-dns/maradns
Vulnerable: < 1.4.06
Unaffected: >= 1.4.06
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

A long DNS hostname with a large number of labels could trigger a buffer
overflow in the compress_add_dlabel_points() function of dns/Compress.c.


Impact

A remote unauthenticated attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause
a Denial of Service.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All MaraDNS users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/maradns-1.4.06"
   
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
available since February 12, 2011. It is likely that your system is
already no longer affected by this issue.


References

CVE-2011-0520


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