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Posted on 27 November 2006
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200611-18
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Severity: Normal
Title: TIN: Multiple buffer overflows
Date: November 24, 2006
Bugs: #150229
ID: 200611-18
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Synopsis
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Multiple buffer overflows have been reported in TIN, possibly leading
to the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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TIN is a threaded NNTP and spool based UseNet newsreader for a variety
of platforms.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-nntp/tin < 1.8.2 >= 1.8.2
Description
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Urs Janssen and Aleksey Salow have reported multiple buffer overflows
in TIN. Additionally, the OpenPKG project has reported an allocation
off-by-one flaw which can lead to a buffer overflow.
Impact
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An attacker could entice a TIN user to read a specially crafted news
article, and execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running
TIN.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All TIN users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-nntp/tin-1.8.2"
References
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[ 1 ] OpenPKG Advisory
http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.005-tin.html
[ 2 ] CVE-2006-0804
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0804
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-200611-18.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 2006 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
