[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201203-01 ] spamdyke: Arbitrary code execution

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201203-01

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http://security.gentoo.org/

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Severity: High

Title: spamdyke: Arbitrary code execution

Date: March 06, 2012

Bugs: #399157

ID: 201203-01

 

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Synopsis

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A buffer overflow in spamdyke might allow remote attackers to execute

arbitrary code.

 

Background

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spamdyke is a drop-in connection-time spam filter for qmail.

 

Affected packages

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected

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1 mail-filter/spamdyke < 4.3.0 >= 4.3.0

 

Description

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Boundary errors related to the "snprintf()" and "vsnprintf()" functions

in spamdyke could cause a buffer overflow.

 

Impact

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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a

Denial of Service.

 

Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.

 

Resolution

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All spamdyke users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-filter/spamdyke-4.3.0"

 

References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-0802

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0802

 

Availability

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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at

the Gentoo Security Website:

 

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-01.xml

 

Concerns?

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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the

confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost

importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to

security ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

https://bugs.gentoo.org.

 

License

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Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text

belongs to its owner(s).

 

The contents of this document are licensed under the

Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

 

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5