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MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0210238258==" Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org Cc: full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@securityfocus.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Full-disclosure] [ GLSA 200508-09 ] bluez-utils: Bluetooth device name validation vulnerability Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:11:22 +0200 --===============0210238258== Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart1271498.am1F73M6mc"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --nextPart1271498.am1F73M6mc Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200508-09 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: bluez-utils: Bluetooth device name validation vulnerability Date: August 17, 2005 Bugs: #101557 ID: 200508-09 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Improper validation of Bluetooth device names can lead to arbitrary command execution. Background ========== bluez-utils are the utilities for use with the BlueZ implementation of the Bluetooth wireless standards for Linux. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-wireless/bluez-utils < 2.19 >= 2.19 Description =========== The name of a Bluetooth device is improperly validated by the hcid utility when a remote device attempts to pair itself with a computer. Impact ====== An attacker could create a malicious device name on a Bluetooth device resulting in arbitrary commands being executed as root upon attempting to pair the device with the computer. Workaround ========== There are no known workarounds at this time. Resolution ========== All bluez-utils users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-wireless/bluez-utils-2.19" References ========== [ 1 ] CAN-2005-2547 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2547 [ 2 ] bluez-utils ChangeLog http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/bluez/utils/ChangeLog?rev=1.28&view=markup Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200508-09.xml Concerns? ========= 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= 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 --nextPart1271498.am1F73M6mc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBDA2GuzKC5hMHO6rkRAvRXAJ485dxKczbKUQVQCeOdNICLcXCC5ACghZu/ HI5tLbeE6EuLhJia3LKBdcM= =zZN2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart1271498.am1F73M6mc-- --===============0210238258== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ --===============0210238258==-- ------------------------------ End of this Digest ****************** -- Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/ GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F It is the mind that moves _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/