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MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart2439995.IIvUN0Vpyz"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org Cc: bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ GLSA 200508-10 ] Kismet: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 07:12:11 +0200 --nextPart2439995.IIvUN0Vpyz Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200508-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: Kismet: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: August 19, 2005 Bugs: #102702 ID: 200508-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Kismet is vulnerable to multiple issues potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. Background ========== Kismet is an 802.11 Layer 2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-wireless/kismet < 2005.08.1 >= 2005.08.1 Description =========== Kismet is vulnerable to a heap overflow when handling pcap captures and to an integer underflow in the CDP protocol dissector. Impact ====== With a specially crafted packet an attacker could cause Kismet to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the program. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Kismet users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-wireless/kismet-2005.08.1" References ========== [ 1 ] Kismet Release Notes http://www.kismetwireless.net/blog/?entry=/kismet/entry-1124158146.txt Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200508-10.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 --nextPart2439995.IIvUN0Vpyz Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBDBWoszKC5hMHO6rkRAujtAJ9vAOdcnKsS5jLNsSyrqhdT/8MhVACeKPlZ Vonop/+Kc+DZ0IcN6f4MCVM= =koFn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart2439995.IIvUN0Vpyz-- ------------------------------ 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/