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Posted on 20 September 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201409-07
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Severity: Normal
Title: c-icap: Denial of Service
Date: September 19, 2014
Bugs: #455324
ID: 201409-07
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in c-icap could result in Denial of Service.
Background
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c-icap is an implementation of an ICAP server. It can be used with HTTP
proxies that support the ICAP protocol to implement content adaptation
and filtering services.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-proxy/c-icap < 0.2.6 >= 0.2.6
Description
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c-icap contains a flaw in the parse_request() function of request.c
that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when
the buffer fails to contain a ' ' or '?' symbol, which will cause the
end pointer to increase and surpass allocated memory. With a specially
crafted request (e.g. via the OPTIONS method), a remote attacker can
cause a loss of availability for the program.
Impact
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A remote attacker may cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All c-icap users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-proxy/c-icap-0.2.6"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-7401
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7401
[ 2 ] CVE-2013-7402
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7402
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201409-07.xml
Concerns?
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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 2014 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
