[CLA-2003:716] Conectiva Security Announcement - wget

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT

PACKAGE : wget
SUMMARY : Buffer overflow vulnerability
DATE : 2003-08-04 17:48:00
ID : CLA-2003:716
RELEVANT
RELEASES : 7.0, 8, 9

DESCRIPTION
GNU wget is a freely available network utility to retrieve files
using HTTP and FTP.

Stefano Zacchirol found a buffer overflow vulnerability in the code
that handles URLs in wget. An attacker can create a long (more than
256 characters), specially crafted URL that when parsed by wget can
cause the execution of arbitrary code or program misbehavior. The
packages included in this update fix the problem by unconditionally
terminating long URLs in all cases.

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the name CAN-2003-1565 to this issue[1].

SOLUTION
All wget users are advised to upgrade.

REFERENCES:
1.http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-1565

UPDATED PACKAGES
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/wget-1.8.2-1U70_2cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/SRPMS/wget-1.8.2-1U70_2cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/wget-1.8.2-1U80_2cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/SRPMS/wget-1.8.2-1U80_2cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/wget-1.8.2-13946U90_2cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/SRPMS/wget-1.8.2-13946U90_2cl.src.rpm

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
The apt tool can be used to perform RPM packages upgrades:

• run: apt-get update
• after that, execute: apt-get upgrade

Detailed instructions reagarding the use of apt and upgrade examples
can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en

All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions
on how to import it can be found at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en
Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be
found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en

All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en

Copyright (c) 2003 Conectiva Inc.
http://www.conectiva.com

subscribe: [email protected]
unsubscribe: [email protected]
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org

iD8DBQE/LscS42jd0JmAcZARAgA5AJ9suk8ynnmzJdkwhGrGqpXPaCWTTQCfVBFA
pPZro0CbalS7G7NPH7b8JHc=
=50lu
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----