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diff --git a/glsa-200711-11.xml b/glsa-200711-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0aaf4e0d --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200711-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +<?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="200711-11"> + <title>Nagios Plugins: Two buffer overflows</title> + <synopsis> + Two buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the Nagios Plugins might allow for + remote execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">nagios-plugins</product> + <announced>November 08, 2007</announced> + <revised>November 08, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>196308</bug> + <bug>194178</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-analyzer/nagios-plugins" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.4.10-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.4.10-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + The Nagios Plugins are an official set of plugins for Nagios, an open + source host, service and network monitoring program. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + fabiodds reported a boundary checking error in the "check_snmp" plugin + when processing SNMP "GET" replies that could lead to a stack-based + buffer overflow (CVE-2007-5623). Nobuhiro Ban reported a boundary + checking error in the redir() function of the "check_http" plugin when + processing HTTP "Location:" header information which might lead to a + buffer overflow (CVE-2007-5198). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute + arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Nagios or cause + a Denial of Service by (1) sending a specially crafted SNMP "GET" reply + to the Nagios daemon or (2) sending an overly long string in the + "Location:" header of an HTTP reply. Note that to exploit (2), the + malicious or compromised web server has to be configured in Nagios and + the "-f" (follow) option has to be enabled. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All users of the Nagios Plugins should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/nagios-plugins-1.4.10-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5198">CVE-2007-5198</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5623">CVE-2007-5623</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:12:46 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:16:27 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:12:11 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |