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diff --git a/glsa-200411-02.xml b/glsa-200411-02.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8e30e3d5 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200411-02.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200411-02"> + <title>Cherokee: Format string vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + Cherokee contains a format string vulnerability that could lead to denial + of service or the execution of arbitary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">cherokee</product> + <announced>November 01, 2004</announced> + <revised>May 22, 2006: 02</revised> + <bug>67667</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-servers/cherokee" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.4.17.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">0.4.17</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Cherokee is an extra-light web server. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Florian Schilhabel from the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team found a + format string vulnerability in the cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string() + function. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + Using a specially crafted URL when authenticating via auth_pam, a + malicious user may be able to crash the server or execute arbitrary + code on the target machine with permissions of the user running + Cherokee. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Cherokee users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/cherokee-0.4.17.1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1097">CVE-2004-1097</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 1 Nov 2004 10:17:11 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 1 Nov 2004 11:49:51 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 1 Nov 2004 15:51:07 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |