Mandrake alert: Updated nfs-utils packages fix buffer overflow

Posted by dave on Jul 20, 2003 8:08 AM EDT
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An off-by-one buffer overflow was found in the logging code in nfs-utils when adding a newline to the string being logged. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a DoS (Denial of Service) on the server by sending certain RPC requests.

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Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory ________________________________________________________________________

Package name: nfs-utils Advisory ID: MDKSA-2003:076 Date: July 21st, 2003

Affected versions: 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, Corporate Server 2.1 ________________________________________________________________________

Problem Description:

An off-by-one buffer overflow was found in the logging code in nfs-utils when adding a newline to the string being logged. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a DoS (Denial of Service) on the server by sending certain RPC requests. ________________________________________________________________________

References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0252 ________________________________________________________________________

Updated Packages: Corporate Server 2.1: afe02ce4c5f8ca99c44ec7e86c2a87b1 corporate/2.1/RPMS/nfs-utils-1.0.1-1.1mdk.i586.rpm 2101dbdd6f7a09daf744b2405db03244 corporate/2.1/RPMS/nfs-utils-clients-1.0.1-1.1mdk.i586.rpm b49f189c0cd2ffa058e1facaac42e1b3 corporate/2.1/SRPMS/nfs-utils-1.0.1-1.1mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 2.1/x86_64: 1cd88757f7fe256a7ceb5d9cc61635d8 x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/nfs-utils-1.0.1-1.1mdk.x86_64.rpm 8e3d571ba1288eb3b54e8652a7f47626 x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/nfs-utils-clients-1.0.1-1.1mdk.x86_64.rpm b49f189c0cd2ffa058e1facaac42e1b3 x86_64/corporate/2.1/SRPMS/nfs-utils-1.0.1-1.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.2: 4c558ba4b7fdb4b42822e9d73878a508 8.2/RPMS/nfs-utils-0.3.3-3.1mdk.i586.rpm 9f1f54ab94f3abd067a5e40b6d81100a 8.2/RPMS/nfs-utils-clients-0.3.3-3.1mdk.i586.rpm 672f5a3ca5f042bef35d9f8427cad174 8.2/SRPMS/nfs-utils-0.3.3-3.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.2/PPC: 11bc4cf63a43a2f6f6e6913c207717d1 ppc/8.2/RPMS/nfs-utils-0.3.3-3.1mdk.ppc.rpm f4e1d4eb7c9cebb6d356c26472382155 ppc/8.2/RPMS/nfs-utils-clients-0.3.3-3.1mdk.ppc.rpm 672f5a3ca5f042bef35d9f8427cad174 ppc/8.2/SRPMS/nfs-utils-0.3.3-3.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.0: afe02ce4c5f8ca99c44ec7e86c2a87b1 9.0/RPMS/nfs-utils-1.0.1-1.1mdk.i586.rpm 2101dbdd6f7a09daf744b2405db03244 9.0/RPMS/nfs-utils-clients-1.0.1-1.1mdk.i586.rpm b49f189c0cd2ffa058e1facaac42e1b3 9.0/SRPMS/nfs-utils-1.0.1-1.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.1: 374e0e896893eed5574bd07e5fc3e98a 9.1/RPMS/nfs-utils-1.0.1-1.1mdk.i586.rpm bead87e084c6c8af03d7cddd3eab8725 9.1/RPMS/nfs-utils-clients-1.0.1-1.1mdk.i586.rpm b49f189c0cd2ffa058e1facaac42e1b3 9.1/SRPMS/nfs-utils-1.0.1-1.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.1/PPC: 8884a5489b3973660c266dc261826c87 ppc/9.1/RPMS/nfs-utils-1.0.1-1.1mdk.ppc.rpm 53362acc8a956809004c08f3cf3428ba ppc/9.1/RPMS/nfs-utils-clients-1.0.1-1.1mdk.ppc.rpm b49f189c0cd2ffa058e1facaac42e1b3 ppc/9.1/SRPMS/nfs-utils-1.0.1-1.1mdk.src.rpm ________________________________________________________________________

Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information): ________________________________________________________________________

To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

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

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

gpg --recv-keys --keyserver http://www.mandrakesecure.net 0x22458A98

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

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