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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200410-29.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200410-29.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..dbafcbe1108f --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200410-29.xml @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200410-29"> + <title>PuTTY: Pre-authentication buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + PuTTY contains a vulnerability allowing an SSH server to execute arbitrary + code on the connecting client. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">putty</product> + <announced>2004-10-27</announced> + <revised>2006-05-22: 02</revised> + <bug>69123</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/putty" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.56</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">0.55</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Win32 and Unix + platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + PuTTY fails to do proper bounds checking on SSH2_MSG_DEBUG packets. The + "stringlen" parameter value is incorrectly checked due to signedness + issues. Note that this vulnerability is similar to the one described in + GLSA 200408-04 but not the same. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + When PuTTY connects to a server using the SSH2 protocol, an attacker + may be able to send specially crafted packets to the client, resulting + in the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of the user + running PuTTY. Note that this is possible during the authentication + process but before host key verification. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All PuTTY users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/putty-0.56"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=155">iDEFENSE Security Advisory 10.27.04</uri> + <uri link="https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html">PuTTY ChangeLog</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1008">CVE-2004-1008</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2004-10-27T15:40:45Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2004-10-27T15:40:58Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2004-10-27T16:43:51Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |