From security@guardiandigital.com Thu Dec 4 19:24:50 2003 From: EnGarde Secure Linux To: engarde-security@guardiandigital.com, bugtraq@securityfocus.com Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 14:33:12 -0500 (EST) Subject: [ESA-20031204-032] 'rsync' heap overflow vulnerability -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Guardian Digital Security Advisory December 04, 2003 | | http://www.guardiandigital.com ESA-20031204-032 | | | | Package: rsync | | Summary: heap overflow 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 - -------- A heap overflow vulnerability has been discovered in all versions of rsync prior to 2.5.7. This vulnerability, exploitable when rsync is being run in "server mode", may allow the attacker to run arbitrary code on the compromised server. Guardian Digital has backported these fixes to version 2.4.6. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-0962 to this issue. Guardian Digital products affected by this issue include: EnGarde Secure Community v1.0.1 EnGarde Secure Community v2 EnGarde Secure Professional v1.1 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/ Below are MD5 sums for the updated EnGarde Secure Linux 1.0.1 packages: SRPMS/rsync-2.4.6-1.0.7.src.rpm MD5 Sum: 0059b139dce38f237019ae64a5dfbd84 i386/rsync-2.4.6-1.0.7.i386.rpm MD5 Sum: 3d6cba56a9ccf244f7078cdfc1704b5d i686/rsync-2.4.6-1.0.7.i686.rpm MD5 Sum: 68392cd5df92513f75107c037e7c6a29 REFERENCES - ---------- Guardian Digital's public key: http://ftp.engardelinux.org/pub/engarde/ENGARDE-GPG-KEY rsync's Official Web Site: http://rsync.samba.org 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/z4wBHD5cqd57fu0RAtoCAKCOn4ObAhwgBnVw/iFSd+Gne8kliACeMrtV Y2hQtIKhRq9ZZspp/BpPoDc= =TrBp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----