From owner-freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 28 04:00:15 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17EF2106566C for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:00:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7FF48FC1B for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:00:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n0S40ENG013989 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:00:14 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n0S40EeH013988; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:00:14 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:00:14 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200901280400.n0S40EeH013988@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Mark Foster Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DA001065676 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:58:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C5808FC2B for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:58:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n0S3wXqM003750 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:58:33 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n0S3wXWD003749; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:58:33 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200901280358.n0S3wXWD003749@www.freebsd.org> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:58:33 GMT From: Mark Foster To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: ports/131067: [vuxml] sysutils/ganglia-monitor-core vulnerability X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Ports bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:00:15 -0000 >Number: 131067 >Category: ports >Synopsis: [vuxml] sysutils/ganglia-monitor-core vulnerability >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-ports-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: update >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Jan 28 04:00:14 UTC 2009 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Mark Foster >Release: 7.1 RELEASE >Organization: Credentia >Environment: n/a >Description: >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: ganglia-monitor-core -- Stack-based buffer overflow in the process_path function ganglia-monitor-core 3.1.1

Secunia reports:

Spike Spiegel has discovered a vulnerability in Ganglia which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the process_path function in gmetad/server.c. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by e.g. sending a specially crafted message to the gmetad service. The vulnerability is confirmed in version 3.1.1. Other versions may also be affected.

http://secunia.com/advisories/33506 CVE-2009-0241 33229 2009-01-21 2009-01-27
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