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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2003.0422 -- Debian Security Advisory DSA-321-1 New radiusd-cistron packages fix buffer overflow 16 June 2003 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: radiusd-cistron Publisher: Debian Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 Linux Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands Root Compromise Access Required: Remote - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 321-1 security@debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/ Matt Zimmerman June 13th, 2003 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : radiusd-cistron Vulnerability : buffer overflow Problem-Type : remote Debian-specific: no radiusd-cistron contains a bug allowing a buffer overflow when a long NAS-Port attribute is received. This could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the with the privileges of the RADIUS daemon (usually root). For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.6-1woody1. For the old stable distribution (potato), this problem will be fixed in a later advisory. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you update your radiusd-cistron package. Upgrade Instructions - - -------------------- wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below: apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration. Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody - - -------------------------------- Source archives: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/radiusd-cistron/radiusd-cistron_1.6.6-1woody1.dsc Size/MD5 checksum: 611 b6a3c69ca08b1f6984147e64f7ddcaab http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/radiusd-cistron/radiusd-cistron_1.6.6-1woody1.diff.gz Size/MD5 checksum: 4221 ad563e14d3f3da713973cd23e97dcef5 http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/radiusd-cistron/radiusd-cistron_1.6.6.orig.tar.gz Size/MD5 checksum: 194154 16084870890fd2ec577dbe183b51a379 Alpha architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/radiusd-cistron/radiusd-cistron_1.6.6-1woody1_alpha.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 262652 b541753d08f0d124a9f48133eeac381e ARM architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/radiusd-cistron/radiusd-cistron_1.6.6-1woody1_arm.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 235578 6277971c73bf52c22b5623f9131a8d9f Intel IA-32 architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/radiusd-cistron/radiusd-cistron_1.6.6-1woody1_i386.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 231960 9ca72ec922c0fd80e22d05a06176b265 Intel IA-64 architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/radiusd-cistron/radiusd-cistron_1.6.6-1woody1_ia64.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 365566 ea7299686e6629039ecdf81abdebd5ee HP Precision architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/radiusd-cistron/radiusd-cistron_1.6.6-1woody1_hppa.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 235502 886c9f6006c80dcf3c4c5305c76411b7 Motorola 680x0 architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/radiusd-cistron/radiusd-cistron_1.6.6-1woody1_m68k.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 225678 39c53545d15bb167550fd462a139fc35 Big endian MIPS architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/radiusd-cistron/radiusd-cistron_1.6.6-1woody1_mips.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 246130 3d98988fb2128bc26735c1c5b7a41cde Little endian MIPS architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/radiusd-cistron/radiusd-cistron_1.6.6-1woody1_mipsel.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 245672 88e63e2d94973aa7e65176b81184ed80 PowerPC architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/radiusd-cistron/radiusd-cistron_1.6.6-1woody1_powerpc.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 229238 eb1d0a109bb66e3d39c902f561779afc IBM S/390 architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/radiusd-cistron/radiusd-cistron_1.6.6-1woody1_s390.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 238530 396c1a07cc893b3d77a1ecfcbc0ee57a Sun Sparc architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/radiusd-cistron/radiusd-cistron_1.6.6-1woody1_sparc.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 248882 0e39dd1a1310e1afedc4d39e2b8d2794 These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its next revision. - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main For dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security dists/stable/updates/main Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org Package info: `apt-cache show <pkg>' and http://packages.debian.org/<pkg> - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+6oWLArxCt0PiXR4RAn+IAJ9EzuzL/Mk21glaid5B68QvADjRIwCfWH74 h0qXqCcub0l8BtGTP+gBEbU= =xdyu - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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