InterNetNews ARTpost control message handling buffer overflow
| inn-artpost-control-message-bo (14190) |  High Risk |
Description:
INN (InterNetNews) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the ARTpost function, caused by improper bounds checking when handling control messages. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.
Platforms Affected:
- ISC, INN 2.4.0
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG 1.2
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG 1.3
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG CURRENT
- Slackware, Slackware Linux 9.0
- Slackware, Slackware Linux 9.1
- Slackware, Slackware Linux current
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of INN (2.4.1 or later), available from the Internet Software Consortium (ISC) Web site. See References.
For Slackware Linux:
Upgrade to the latest INN package, as listed below. Refer to slackware-security Mailing List, Wed, 14 Jan 2004 22:23:37 -0800 (PST) for more information. See References.
Slackware Linux 9.0: 2.4.1-i386-1 or later
Slackware Linux 9.1and -current: 2.4.1-i486-1 or later
For OpenPKG:
Refer to OpenPKG Security Advisory OpenPKG-SA-2004.001 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Jan 07 2004 - 20:16:38 CST, INN: Buffer overflow in control message handling at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-01/0063.html.
- Internet Software Consortium (ISC) Web site, INN: InterNetNews at http://www.isc.org/products/INN/.
- slackware-security Mailing List, Wed, 14 Jan 2004 22:23:37 -0800 (PST), INN security update (SSA:2004-014-02) at http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.365791.
- BID-9382: ISC INN Control Message Handling Buffer Overrun Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0045: Buffer overflow in the ARTpost function in art.c in the control message handling code for INN 2.4.0 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- OpenPKG-SA-2004.001: INN
- SA10578: InterNetNews Control Message Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- US-CERT VU#759020: ISC InterNetNews (INN) contains buffer overflow in ARTpost() function
Reported:
Jan 07, 2004
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