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Bug 90851 - www-servers/pound: "add_port()" Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Summary: www-servers/pound: "add_port()" Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Security
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Vulnerabilities (show other bugs)
Hardware: All All
: High major (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Security
URL: http://secunia.com/advisories/15142/
Whiteboard: B1 [glsa] koon
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2005-04-29 06:23 UTC by Jean-François Brunette (RETIRED)
Modified: 2005-04-30 07:41 UTC (History)
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Description Jean-François Brunette (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-04-29 06:23:05 UTC 
Description:
Steven Van Acker has reported a vulnerability in Pound, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the "add_port()" function and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by supplying an overly long hostname.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.8.2. Prior versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 1.8.3.
http://www.apsis.ch/pound/

Provided and/or discovered by:
Steven Van Acker

Original Advisory:
http://www.apsis.ch/pound/pound_...chive/2005/2005-04/1114516112000
Comment 1 solar (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-04-29 06:27:57 UTC 
Existing Keywords: pound-1.7:  ppc ~hppa x86 ~mips ~sparc alpha
Comment 2 Thierry Carrez (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-04-29 06:33:34 UTC 
web-apps herd, please bump to 0.8.3
Comment 3 Aaron Walker (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-04-29 07:50:40 UTC 
In cvs, x86 stable.  CC'd archs please mark stable.
Comment 4 Michael Hanselmann (hansmi) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-04-29 10:24:03 UTC 
Stable on ppc.
Comment 5 Bryan Østergaard (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-04-30 01:03:26 UTC 
Stable on alpha.
Comment 6 Thierry Carrez (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-04-30 07:41:57 UTC 
GLSA 200504-29
Thanks Jean-Fran
Comment 7 Thierry Carrez (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-04-30 07:41:57 UTC 
GLSA 200504-29
Thanks Jean-François for the draft :)