From security@guardiandigital.com Thu May 15 16:55:28 2003 From: EnGarde Secure Linux To: engarde-security@guardiandigital.com, bugtraq@securityfocus.com Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 01:12:06 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [ESA-20030515-015] 'sudo' heap corruption vulnerability -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Guardian Digital Security Advisory May 15, 2003 | | http://www.guardiandigital.com ESA-20030515-015 | | | | Package: sudo | | Summary: sudo heap corruption vulnerability. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EnGarde Secure Linux is an enterprise class Linux platform engineered to enable corporations to quickly and cost-effectively build a complete and secure Internet presence while preventing Internet threats. OVERVIEW - -------- There is a heap corruption vulnerability in sudo which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. Please note that this is the same vulnerability addressed in ESA-20020429-010. Due to an error, this bug was never fixed in later EnGarde versions. The impact of this vulnerability is minimal, as only trusted users are permitted to access the sudo binary. Guardian Digital products affected by this issue include: EnGarde Secure Community 2 EnGarde Secure Professional v1.2 EnGarde Secure Professional v1.5 It is recommended that all users apply this update as soon as possible. SOLUTION - -------- Guardian Digital Secure Network subscribers may automatically update affected systems by accessing their account from within the Guardian Digital WebTool. To modify your GDSN account and contact preferences, please go to: https://www.guardiandigital.com/account/ REFERENCES - ---------- Guardian Digital's public key: http://ftp.engardelinux.org/pub/engarde/ENGARDE-GPG-KEY sudo's Official Web Site: http://www.sudo.ws/ Guardian Digital Advisories: http://infocenter.guardiandigital.com/advisories/ Security Contact: security@guardiandigital.com - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Author: Ryan W. Maple Copyright 2003, Guardian Digital, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+wyGmHD5cqd57fu0RAihWAKCG1G1Sn+/5L8X0HimAIiUrXNJaFwCgiE2k T4v11l3AFv+xcm0AL+Elsa8= =cpfv -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----