Linux Kernel Heap Overflow in Decoding ASN.1 BER Data May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020210
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1020210
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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-1673
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jun 9 2008
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 2.4.36.6; 2.6.x prior to 2.6.25.5
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Linux Kernel. A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
A remote user can send specially crafted ASN.1 data to trigger a heap overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The code will run with the privileges of the target service.
The vulnerability affects the netfilter ip_nat_snmp_basic module
and the CIFS subsystem.
Wei Wang from McAfee reported this vulnerability.
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Impact: A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fixed version (2.4.36.6, 2.6.25.5).
The vendor's advisories are available at:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.6
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.5
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Vendor URL: www.kernel.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Caldera/SCO), Linux (Conectiva), Linux (Debian), Linux (EnGarde), Linux (Gentoo), Linux (HP Secure OS), Linux (Immunix), Linux (Mandriva/Mandrake), Linux (Progeny Debian), Linux (Red Hat Enterprise), Linux (Red Hat Fedora), Linux (Red Hat Linux), Linux (SGI), Linux (Slackware), Linux (Sun), Linux (SuSE), Linux (Trustix), Linux (Turbo Linux), Linux (Ubuntu), Linux (Xandros)
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