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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201402-04
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: libwww-perl: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: February 04, 2014
Bugs: #329943, #386309
ID: 201402-04
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libwww-perl, the worst of
which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background
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libwww is a collection of Perl modules providing a consistent interface
to the World-Wide Web.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-perl/libwww-perl < 6.30.0 >= 6.30.0
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libwww-perl. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to download a specially-crafted
file with an application linked against libwww-perl, which could result
in overwritten files or arbitrary code execution by writing to a
dotfile in the user’s home directory (such as .bashrc). Additionally, a
remote attacker could perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All libwww-perl users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-perl/libwww-perl-6.30.0”
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
available since December 18, 2011. It is likely that your system is
already no longer affected by this issue.
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2010-2253
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2253
[ 2 ] CVE-2011-0633
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0633
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-04.xml
Concerns?
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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
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2014 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/2.5
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