Open DC Hub: Remote code execution

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
net-p2p/opendchub	< 0.7.14-r2	>= 0.7.14-r2	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #72371

Open DC Hub contains a buffer overflow that can be exploited to allow remote code execution.

2. Impact Information

Open DC Hub is the hub software for the Direct Connect file sharing network.

Donato Ferrante discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in the RedirectAll command of the Open DC Hub.

Upon exploitation, a remote user with administrative privileges can execute arbitrary code on the system running the Open DC Hub.

3. Resolution Information

Only give administrative rights to trusted users.

All Open DC Hub users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/opendchub-0.7.14-r2"

4. References

Page updated November 28, 2004

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