metadata/glsa/glsa-200901-12.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">

<glsa id="200901-12">
  <title>noip-updater: Execution of arbitrary code</title>
  <synopsis>
    A buffer overflow in noip-updater can lead to arbitrary code execution.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">noip-updater</product>
  <announced>January 18, 2009</announced>
  <revised>January 18, 2009: 01</revised>
  <bug>248709</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="net-dns/noip-updater" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">2.1.9</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">2.1.9</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    noip-updater is a tool used for updating IP addresses of dynamic DNS
    records at no-ip.com.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    xenomuta found out that the GetNextLine() function in noip2.c misses a
    length check, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="high">
    <p>
    A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary
    code by sending a specially crafted HTTP message to the client. NOTE:
    Successful exploitation requires a man in the middle attack, a DNS
    spoofing attack or a compromise of no-ip.com servers.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    All noip-updater users should upgrade to the latest version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=net-dns/noip-updater-2.1.9&quot;</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5297">CVE-2008-5297</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:15:03 +0000">
    keytoaster
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:49:22 +0000">
    a3li
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:28:39 +0000">
    p-y
  </metadata>
</glsa>