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Pufferüberläufe in Speedtouch USB ADSL Drivers |
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200411-04 |
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Gentoo |
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Keine Angabe |
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Datum: |
Di, 2. November 2004, 12:00 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0834
http://speedtouch.sourceforge.net/index.php?/news.en.html |
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Speedtouch USB ADSL Drivers |
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Severity: High Title: Speedtouch USB driver: Privilege escalation vulnerability Date: November 02, 2004 Bugs: #68436 ID: 200411-04
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Synopsis ========
A vulnerability in the Speedtouch USB driver can be exploited to allow local users to execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges.
Background ==========
The speedtouch package contains a driver for the ADSL SpeedTouch USB modem.
Affected packages =================
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-dialup/speedtouch < 1.3.1 >= 1.3.1
Description ===========
The Speedtouch USB driver contains multiple format string vulnerabilities in modem_run, pppoa2 and pppoa3. This flaw is due to an improperly made syslog() system call.
Impact ======
A malicious local user could exploit this vulnerability by causing a buffer overflow, and potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code with escalated privileges.
Workaround ==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution ==========
All Speedtouch USB driver users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dialup/speedtouch-1.3.1"
References ==========
[ 1 ] CAN-2004-0834 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0834 [ 2 ] Speedtouch Project News Announcements http://speedtouch.sourceforge.net/index.php?/news.en.html
Availability ============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-04.xml
Concerns? =========
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 =======
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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