Junkbuster heap corruption
| junkbuster-heap-corruption (20094) |  High Risk |
Description:
Junkbuster could allow a remote attacker to cause a heap corruption caused by improper validation of user-supplied input with URLs. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a heap corruption and cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- Junkbusters, Junkbuster 2.x
Remedy:
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of junkbuster (2.0.2-r3 or later), as listed in GLSA 200504-11. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Bugzilla Bug 88537, www-proxy/junkbuster: configuration can be changed remotely when using single-threading at http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=88537.
- Junkbuster Web site, Internet JUNKBUSTER Distribution Information at http://www.junkbusters.com/ijbdist.html.
- BID-13146: JunkBuster Heap Corruption Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-1109: The filtering of URLs in JunkBuster before 2.0.2-r3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via heap corruption.
- DSA-713: junkbuster -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200504-11: JunkBuster: Multiple vulnerabilities
- OSVDB ID: 15503: Internet Junkbuster URL Filtering Heap Corruption
- SA14932: Internet Junkbuster URL Filtering Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Apr 14, 2005
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