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Astaro update for libspf2
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA32720
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Release Date:
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2008-11-14
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Popularity:
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1,075 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Astaro Security Gateway 7.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE
2008-2469
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Description:
Astaro has issued an update for libspf2. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise an application using the library.
The vulnerability is cause due to a boundary error within the "SPF_dns_resolv_lookup()" function in Spf_dns_resolv.c when processing DNS responses. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted DNS TXT record.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Solution:
Apply Up2Date package 7.305
http://up2date.astaro.com/2008/11/up2date_7305_released.html
Original Advisory:
http://up2date.astaro.com/2008/11/up2date_7305_released.html
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