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A Pavuk update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200406-22
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Pavuk: Remote buffer overflow
Date: June 30, 2004
ID: 200406-22

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Synopsis
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Pavuk contains a bug potentially allowing an attacker to run arbitrary code.



Background
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Pavuk is web spider and website mirroring tool.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/pavuk = 0.9.28-r2

Description
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When Pavuk connects to a web server and the server sends back the HTTP status code 305 (Use Proxy), Pavuk copies data from the HTTP Location header in an unsafe manner.

Impact
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An attacker could cause a stack-based buffer overflow which could lead to arbitrary code execution with the rights of the user running Pavuk.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version.

Resolution
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All Pavuk users should upgrade to the latest stable version:

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv ">=net-misc/pavuk-0.9.28-r2"
# emerge ">="net-misc/pavuk-0.9.28-r2

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-200406-22.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 2004 Gentoo Technologies, 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/1.0