-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PACKAGE : wget SUMMARY : Buffer overflow vulnerability DATE : 2003-08-04 17:48:00 ID : CLA-2003:716 RELEVANT RELEASES : 7.0, 8, 9 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION GNU wget is a freely available network utility to retrieve files using HTTP and FTP. Stefano Zacchirol found a buffer overflow vulnerability in the code that handles URLs in wget. An attacker can create a long (more than 256 characters), specially crafted URL that when parsed by wget can cause the execution of arbitrary code or program misbehavior. The packages included in this update fix the problem by unconditionally terminating long URLs in all cases. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-1565 to this issue[1]. SOLUTION All wget users are advised to upgrade. REFERENCES: 1.http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-1565 UPDATED PACKAGES ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/wget-1.8.2-1U70_2cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/SRPMS/wget-1.8.2-1U70_2cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/wget-1.8.2-1U80_2cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/SRPMS/wget-1.8.2-1U80_2cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/wget-1.8.2-13946U90_2cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/SRPMS/wget-1.8.2-13946U90_2cl.src.rpm ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS The apt tool can be used to perform RPM packages upgrades: - run: apt-get update - after that, execute: apt-get upgrade Detailed instructions reagarding the use of apt and upgrade examples can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions on how to import it can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (c) 2003 Conectiva Inc. http://www.conectiva.com - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- subscribe: conectiva-updates-subscribeat_private unsubscribe: conectiva-updates-unsubscribeat_private -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE/LscS42jd0JmAcZARAgA5AJ9suk8ynnmzJdkwhGrGqpXPaCWTTQCfVBFA pPZro0CbalS7G7NPH7b8JHc= =50lu -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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