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Denial of Service in PPTPD |
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200705-18 |
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Gentoo |
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So, 20. Mai 2007, 09:43 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0244 |
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Poptop |
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Severity: Normal Title: PPTPD: Denial of Service attack Date: May 20, 2007 Bugs: #176936 ID: 200705-18
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Synopsis ========
A vulnerability has been reported in PPTPD which could lead to a Denial of Service.
Background ==========
PPTPD is a Point-to-Point Tunnelling Protocol Daemon for Linux.
Affected packages =================
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-dialup/pptpd < 1.3.4 >= 1.3.4
Description ===========
James Cameron from HP has reported a vulnerability in PPTPD caused by malformed GRE packets.
Impact ======
A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a Denial of Service on the PPTPD connection.
Workaround ==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution ==========
All PPTPD users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dialup/pptpd-1.3.4"
References ==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2007-0244 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0244
Availability ============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-18.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 2007 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
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