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diff --git a/glsa-200511-07.xml b/glsa-200511-07.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..976012a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200511-07.xml @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200511-07"> + <title>OpenVPN: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + The OpenVPN client is potentially vulnerable to the execution of arbitrary + code and the OpenVPN server is vulnerable to a Denial of Service issue. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">OpenVPN</product> + <announced>November 06, 2005</announced> + <revised>November 06, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>111116</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/openvpn" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.0.4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + OpenVPN is a multi-platform, full-featured SSL VPN solution. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The OpenVPN client contains a format string bug in the handling of + the foreign_option in options.c. Furthermore, when the OpenVPN server + runs in TCP mode, it may dereference a NULL pointer under specific + error conditions. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could setup a malicious OpenVPN server and trick + the user into connecting to it, potentially executing arbitrary code on + the client's computer. A remote attacker could also exploit the NULL + dereference issue by sending specific packets to an OpenVPN server + running in TCP mode, resulting in a Denial of Service condition. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + Do not use "pull" or "client" options in the OpenVPN client + configuration file, and use UDP mode for the OpenVPN server. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All OpenVPN users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/openvpn-2.0.4"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3393">CVE-2005-3393</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3409">CVE-2005-3409</uri> + <uri link="http://openvpn.net/changelog.html">OpenVPN changelog</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:34:18 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 04 Nov 2005 13:01:51 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 06 Nov 2005 14:23:34 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |