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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200609-01] Streamripper: Multiple remote buffer overflows Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200609-01] Streamripper: Multiple remote buffer overflows |
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Streamripper: Multiple remote buffer overflows Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200609-01 (Streamripper: Multiple remote buffer overflows) Ulf Harnhammar, from the Debian Security Audit Project, has found that Streamripper is vulnerable to multiple stack based buffer overflows caused by improper bounds checking when processing malformed HTTP headers. Impact By enticing a user to connect to a malicious server, a possible hacker could execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Streamripper Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3124 Solution: All Streamripper users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/streamripper-1.61.26" Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2006 Michel Arboi |
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