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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200503-25
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  Severity: High
     Title: OpenSLP: Multiple buffer overflows
      Date: March 20, 2005
      Bugs: #85347
        ID: 200503-25

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Synopsis
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Multiple buffer overflows have been found in OpenSLP, which could lead
to the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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OpenSLP is an open-source implementation of Service Location Protocol
(SLP).

Affected packages
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     Package           /  Vulnerable  /                     Unaffected
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  1  net-libs/openslp       < 1.2.1                           >= 1.2.1

Description
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Multiple buffer overflows have been found in OpenSLP, when handling
malformed SLP packets.

Impact
======

By sending specially crafted SLP packets, a remote attacker could
potentially execute arbitrary code with the rights of the OpenSLP
daemon.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All OpenSLP users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/openslp-1.2.1"

References
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  [ 1 ] SUSE Security Announcement
        http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_15_openslp.html

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-200503-25.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 2005 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/2.0