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diff --git a/glsa-200411-04.xml b/glsa-200411-04.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..215195af --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200411-04.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?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="200411-04"> + <title>Speedtouch USB driver: Privilege escalation vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability in the Speedtouch USB driver can be exploited to allow + local users to execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">speedtouch</product> + <announced>November 02, 2004</announced> + <revised>November 02, 2004: 01</revised> + <bug>68436</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-dialup/speedtouch" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.3.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.3.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + The speedtouch package contains a driver for the ADSL SpeedTouch USB modem. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A malicious local user could exploit this vulnerability by causing a buffer + overflow, and potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code with + escalated privileges. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Speedtouch USB driver users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dialup/speedtouch-1.3.1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0834">CAN-2004-0834</uri> + <uri link="http://speedtouch.sourceforge.net/index.php?/news.en.html">Speedtouch Project News Announcements</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 29 Oct 2004 08:13:35 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 29 Oct 2004 13:15:40 +0000"> + lewk + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 2 Nov 2004 13:27:33 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |