[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201507-12 ] libCapsiNetwork: Denial of Service

[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201507-12 ] libCapsiNetwork: Denial of Service

[Mikle Kolyada]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201507-12
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                                           https://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: libCapsiNetwork: Denial of Service
     Date: July 10, 2015
     Bugs: #544324
       ID: 201507-12

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Synopsis
========

A buffer overflow in libcapsinetwork might allow remote attackers to
cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background
==========

libCapsiNetwork is a C++ network library to allow fast development of
server daemon processes.

Affected packages
=================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  net-libs/libcapsinetwork-0.3.0-r2
                                    <=                     Vulnerable!
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate
           to another package if one is available or wait for the
           existing packages to be marked stable by their
           architecture maintainers.

Description
===========

An off-by-one buffer overflow in libcapsinetwork network handling code
is discovered.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request to
application, that is linked with libcapsinetwork, possibly resulting in
a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

Gentoo discontinued support for libcapsinetwork.
We recommend that users unmerge it:

# emerge --unmerge 'net-libs/libcapsinetwork'

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-0841
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0841

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-12

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5



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