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[ GLSA 200411-02 ] Cherokee: Format string vulnerability
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen)
Tue Nov 2 04:02:27 2004
From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 19:05:19 +0100
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-02
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Cherokee: Format string vulnerability
Date: November 01, 2004
Bugs: #67667
ID: 200411-02
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Synopsis
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Cherokee contains a format string vulnerability that could lead to
denial of service or the execution of arbitary code.
Background
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Cherokee is an extra-light web server.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-servers/cherokee <= 0.4.17 >= 0.4.17.1
Description
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Florian Schilhabel from the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team found a
format string vulnerability in the cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string()
function.
Impact
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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.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Cherokee users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/cherokee-0.4.17.1"
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-200411-02.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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2004 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/1.0
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