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Posted on 09 January 2013
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201301-02
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Severity: High
Title: HAProxy: Arbitrary code execution
Date: January 08, 2013
Bugs: #417079
ID: 201301-02
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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow in HAProxy may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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HAProxy is a TCP/HTTP reverse proxy for high availability environments.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-proxy/haproxy < 1.4.21 >= 1.4.21
Description
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A boundary error in HAProxy could cause a buffer overflow when header
rewriting is enabled and the configuration sets global.tune.bufsize to
a value greater than the default (16384 bytes).
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or 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 HAProxy users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-proxy/haproxy-1.4.21"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-2942
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2942
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-201301-02.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 2013 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
