Frox Deny ACL Parsing Flaw in parse_match() May Let Remote Users
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1013089 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1013089
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CVE Reference:
GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 7 2005
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Impact:
Host/resource access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 0.7.16, 0.7.17
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Frox in the processing of certain access control lists (ACLs). A remote user can connect to blocked hosts via the Frox proxy.
The vendor reported that the parse_match() function in 'config.c' does not properly parse Deny ACLs. If the configuration file has specified a Deny ACL entry to block access to a restricted host, the entry may not be detected properly and a user of the Frox proxy may be able to connect to the restricted host.
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Impact:
A remote or local user of the Frox proxy may be able to connect to a restricted host.
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Solution:
The vendor has released a fixed version (0.7.18), available at:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=26940
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Vendor URL: frox.sourceforge.net/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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