Mandrake alert: Updated snort packages fix buffer overflow vulnerability

Posted by dave on Mar 6, 2003 2:56 PM EDT
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A buffer overflow was discovered in the snort RPC normalization routines by ISS-XForce which can cause snort to execute arbitrary code embedded within sniffed network packets. The rpc_decode preprocessor is enabled by default. The snort developers have released version 1.9.1 to correct this behaviour; snort versions from 1.8 up to 1.9.0 are vulnerable.

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                Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
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Package name:           snort
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2003:029
Date:                   March 6th, 2003

Affected versions:	8.2, 9.0, Corporate Server 2.1,
			Multi Network Firewall 8.2
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Problem Description:

 A buffer overflow was discovered in the snort RPC normalization 
 routines by ISS-XForce which can cause snort to execute arbitrary
 code embedded within sniffed network packets.  The rpc_decode
 preprocessor is enabled by default.  The snort developers have
 released version 1.9.1 to correct this behaviour; snort versions
 from 1.8 up to 1.9.0 are vulnerable.
 
 For those unable to upgrade, you can disable the rpc_decode
 preprocessor by commenting out the line (place a "#" character at the
 beginning of the line) that enables it in your snort.conf file:
 
   preprocessor rpc_decode
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References:
  
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0033
  http://www.iss.net/issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp?oid=21951
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Updated Packages:
  
 Corporate Server 2.1:
 aed5bc0f501bec95c6110e753c9e7576  corporate/2.1/RPMS/snort-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 a5e53d9dc3a6bebee3f459de003df099  corporate/2.1/RPMS/snort-bloat-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 9d2fd8aa78d60f8269699a3f142c99df  corporate/2.1/RPMS/snort-mysql+flexresp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 4c583a0b0fec82ab294dbf9f915e5162  corporate/2.1/RPMS/snort-mysql-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 33dc8b65d8b1433b97e2a99ff028643a  corporate/2.1/RPMS/snort-plain+flexresp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 ac6844f1ff9ccad11eda39fe9a1e9e78  corporate/2.1/RPMS/snort-postgresql+flexresp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 01f6055d48c5bae0ab4b817f04266f78  corporate/2.1/RPMS/snort-postgresql-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 7c97ccb58d642ed4f2f8580a45c523e1  corporate/2.1/RPMS/snort-snmp+flexresp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 144fa048876c48deb221b3043fb0aecc  corporate/2.1/RPMS/snort-snmp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 ef562cbb98283d22901de5cfb140bd74  corporate/2.1/SRPMS/snort-1.9.1-0.5mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.2:
 f7cfb0fb965554a60d657fc594fadeeb  8.2/RPMS/snort-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 77655d27818f85eaae6a13ed6992f173  8.2/RPMS/snort-bloat-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 00a4000c4b1bc32dacfd00398b5425c4  8.2/RPMS/snort-mysql+flexresp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 97f2fb8aa79b0ed616d9e0f736662207  8.2/RPMS/snort-mysql-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 2133b17ebc9ca83bd275cd3e37c8eb2a  8.2/RPMS/snort-plain+flexresp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 d741bd9b1353052cbe307110e3c87e07  8.2/RPMS/snort-postgresql+flexresp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 09ba4814f7425509674336d1b3b3785c  8.2/RPMS/snort-postgresql-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 48825e8a17b6e0e5d0befd946f6d121a  8.2/RPMS/snort-snmp+flexresp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 f1299dd610d6123e4a2fbc57b8bb236e  8.2/RPMS/snort-snmp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 ef562cbb98283d22901de5cfb140bd74  8.2/SRPMS/snort-1.9.1-0.5mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.2/PPC:
 2aae5a783e1a82f3f38d98e67c170eb9  ppc/8.2/RPMS/snort-1.9.1-0.5mdk.ppc.rpm
 f1f3b46486d44c2e76fd624639baebcd  ppc/8.2/RPMS/snort-bloat-1.9.1-0.5mdk.ppc.rpm
 e0e1bc873105bf81e222d1e317e9e57e  ppc/8.2/RPMS/snort-mysql+flexresp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.ppc.rpm
 b222b67d5d8077d219d68ad7646f08f2  ppc/8.2/RPMS/snort-mysql-1.9.1-0.5mdk.ppc.rpm
 ca860494b870da6bc119b2c4d11e23c4  ppc/8.2/RPMS/snort-plain+flexresp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.ppc.rpm
 93b616cdcbca59011d9f4134ff6c81eb  ppc/8.2/RPMS/snort-postgresql+flexresp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.ppc.rpm
 e37557949ba3cfcc76a8393c7cdc0fbb  ppc/8.2/RPMS/snort-postgresql-1.9.1-0.5mdk.ppc.rpm
 161d7abfea496d73b1546f59769c34fe  ppc/8.2/RPMS/snort-snmp+flexresp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.ppc.rpm
 d43d723214b0036724052bf9b922bf43  ppc/8.2/RPMS/snort-snmp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.ppc.rpm
 ef562cbb98283d22901de5cfb140bd74  ppc/8.2/SRPMS/snort-1.9.1-0.5mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 9.0:
 aed5bc0f501bec95c6110e753c9e7576  9.0/RPMS/snort-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 a5e53d9dc3a6bebee3f459de003df099  9.0/RPMS/snort-bloat-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 9d2fd8aa78d60f8269699a3f142c99df  9.0/RPMS/snort-mysql+flexresp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 4c583a0b0fec82ab294dbf9f915e5162  9.0/RPMS/snort-mysql-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 33dc8b65d8b1433b97e2a99ff028643a  9.0/RPMS/snort-plain+flexresp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 ac6844f1ff9ccad11eda39fe9a1e9e78  9.0/RPMS/snort-postgresql+flexresp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 01f6055d48c5bae0ab4b817f04266f78  9.0/RPMS/snort-postgresql-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 7c97ccb58d642ed4f2f8580a45c523e1  9.0/RPMS/snort-snmp+flexresp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 144fa048876c48deb221b3043fb0aecc  9.0/RPMS/snort-snmp-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 ef562cbb98283d22901de5cfb140bd74  9.0/SRPMS/snort-1.9.1-0.5mdk.src.rpm

 Multi Network Firewall 8.2:
 f7cfb0fb965554a60d657fc594fadeeb  mnf8.2/RPMS/snort-1.9.1-0.5mdk.i586.rpm
 ef562cbb98283d22901de5cfb140bd74  mnf8.2/SRPMS/snort-1.9.1-0.5mdk.src.rpm
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Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):
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To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate.  The verification of md5
checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one
of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm".  A list of
FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of
the downloaded package.  You can do this with the command:

  rpm --checksig <filename>

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security.  You can obtain
the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team from:

  https://www.mandrakesecure.net/RPM-GPG-KEYS

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to
update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services that
anyone can subscribe to.  Information on these lists can be obtained by
visiting:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

  security_linux-mandrake.com

Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team
  <security linux-mandrake.com>

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