sitecopy: Multiple vulnerabilities in included libneon

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200406-03 / sitecopy
Release Date	June 05, 2004
Latest Revision	August 15, 2004: 04
Impact	normal
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
net-misc/sitecopy	<= 0.13.4-r1	>= 0.13.4-r2	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #51585

Synopsis

sitecopy includes a vulnerable version of the neon library.

2. Impact Information

Background

sitecopy easily maintains remote websites. It makes it simple to keep a remote site synchronized with the local site with one command.

Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities and a heap overflow vulnerability were discovered in the code of the neon library (GLSA 200405-01 and 200405-13). Current versions of the sitecopy package include their own version of this library.

Impact

When connected to a malicious WebDAV server, these vulnerabilities could allow execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running sitecopy.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version of sitecopy.

Resolution

All sitecopy users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=net-misc/sitecopy-0.13.4-r2"
# emerge ">=net-misc/sitecopy-0.13.4-r2"

4. References

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