SUSE Security Announcement: tcpdump (SuSE-SA:2004:002)

From: Sebastian Krahmer (krahmer_at_suse.de)
Date: 01/14/04

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                            SUSE Security Announcement

            Package: tcpdump
            Announcement-ID: SuSE-SA:2004:002
            Date: Wed Jan 14 14:00:00 MET 2004
            Affected products: 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0
                                    SuSE eMail Server III
                                    SuSE Firewall Adminhost VPN
                                    SuSE Linux Admin-CD for Firewall
                                    SuSE Firewall on CD 2 - VPN
                                    SuSE Firewall on CD 2
                                    SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7
                                    SLES 8 for IBM iSeries and IBM pSeries
                                    SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
                                    SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
                                    SuSE Linux School Server for i386
                                    SuSE Linux Standard Server 8
                                    SuSE Linux Office Server
                                    UnitedLinux 1.0
            Vulnerability Type: remote DoS
            Severity (1-10): 3
            SUSE default package: yes
            Cross References: http://www.tcpdump.org
                                    CAN-2003-0989

        Content of this advisory:
            1) security vulnerability resolved: remote DoS condition in tcpdumps
               ISAKMP handling
               problem description, discussion, solution and upgrade information
            2) pending vulnerabilities, solutions, workarounds:
                - opera
                - mc
                - mod_gzip
                - tripwire
                - cvs
                - gnome-filesystem
                - XDM (XFree86, xf86)
                - inn
                - mpg321
                - popper
                - kdepim3
                - pin
                - 3ddiag
                - mod_auth_shadow
            3) standard appendix (further information)

    ______________________________________________________________________________

    1) problem description, brief discussion, solution, upgrade information

        Tcpdump is a well known tool for administrators to analyze network
        traffic.
          There is a bug in the tcpdump code responsible for handling ISAKMP
        messages. This bug allows remote attackers to destroy a current
        tcpdump session by tricking the tcpdump program with evil ISAKMP
        messages to enter an endless loop.

        Please download the update package for your distribution and verify its
        integrity by the methods listed in section 3) of this announcement.
        Then, install the package using the command "rpm -Fhv file.rpm" to apply
        the update.
        Our maintenance customers are being notified individually. The packages
        are being offered to install from the maintenance web.

        i386 Intel Platform:

        SuSE-9.0:
        ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/9.0/rpm/i586/tcpdump-3.7.2-72.i586.rpm
          a4395d7d819ea8918778f9a3b91c297c
        patch rpm(s):
        ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/9.0/rpm/i586/tcpdump-3.7.2-72.i586.patch.rpm
          4eae84a6074af7c2386f9145a49f9477
        source rpm(s):
        ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/9.0/rpm/src/tcpdump-3.7.2-72.src.rpm
          b32b0e08e9add34b3c42599734723454

        SuSE-8.2:
        ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.2/rpm/i586/tcpdump-3.7.1-341.i586.rpm
          39c8e448e4056111444658ce93281ca3
        patch rpm(s):
        ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.2/rpm/i586/tcpdump-3.7.1-341.i586.patch.rpm
          dfcb12acdad084fcf15508361a3018b5
        source rpm(s):
        ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.2/rpm/src/tcpdump-3.7.1-341.src.rpm
          b92c579649acc9fb19810bcc7a670d6d

        SuSE-8.1:
        ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.1/rpm/i586/tcpdump-3.7.1-341.i586.rpm
          5527a4823b041894324ae65b02e40011
        patch rpm(s):
        ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.1/rpm/i586/tcpdump-3.7.1-341.i586.patch.rpm
          f4c933fd520dbcab98092e5a2fe8846c
        source rpm(s):
        ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.1/rpm/src/tcpdump-3.7.1-341.src.rpm
          0b118d8fe78cea0cc2405a934a77b7fd

        SuSE-8.0:
        ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.0/n1/tcpdump-3.6.2-330.i386.rpm
          d77a4e84796cc96be12c97ea19d272bb
        patch rpm(s):
        ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.0/n1/tcpdump-3.6.2-330.i386.patch.rpm
          74882ed085cc27c938ed5529df8040c4
        source rpm(s):
        ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.0/zq1/tcpdump-3.6.2-330.src.rpm
          51f39911dadd7add63e07a922840314c

        Opteron x86_64 Platform:

        SuSE-9.0:
        ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/x86_64/update/9.0/rpm/x86_64/tcpdump-3.7.2-68.x86_64.rpm
          0278d04abfe2bcffca8f45e711beebd0
        patch rpm(s):
        ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/x86_64/update/9.0/rpm/x86_64/tcpdump-3.7.2-68.x86_64.patch.rpm
          348b217551a35a6e4f9698e92f3170c8
        source rpm(s):
        ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/x86_64/update/9.0/rpm/src/tcpdump-3.7.2-68.src.rpm
          2deb0ae848d115e00593a5639ec5b6b8

    ______________________________________________________________________________

    2) Pending vulnerabilities in SUSE Distributions and Workarounds:

        - Opera web browser
        The SuSE Security Team has discovered a flaw in the Opera web browsers
        X.509 certificate handling during the SSL handshake. It allows attackers
        to prompt the Opera web browser with invalid certificates containing
        the public key of the attacker. Thus, he can read or modify the
        HTTPS traffic without notification by the user.
        New packages fixing this problem will be available soon on our ftp
        servers.

        - mc
        By using a special combination of links in archive-files it is possible
        to execute arbitrary commands while mc tries to open it in its VFS.
        The packages will be released soon.

        - mod_gzip (apache-contrib)
        The apache module mod_gzip is vulnerable to remote code execution
        while running in debug-mode. We do not ship this module in debug-mode
        but future versions will include the fix.
        Additionally the mod_gzip code was audited to fix more possible security
        related bugs.
        After more testing a new apache-contrib RPM package will be released.

        - tripwire
        Tripwire is a file integrity checker. The tripwire version on SuSE Linux
        8.2 and 9.0 do crash when a requested file does not exists.
        New packages will be available soon.

        - cvs
        The cvs server-side can be tricked to create files in the root filesystem
        of the server by requesting malformed modules. The permissions on the
        root filesystem normally prevent this malfunction. Additionally the
        package will include a fix for a format-string bug.
        New packages will be available soon.

        - gnome-filesystem
        A script included in the gnome-filesystem package handles temporary
        files insecurely. This script is called by YaST2 with root
        privileges. The bug can be exploited locally to create or overwrite
        arbitrary files in the filesystem. The bug is fixed in our current
        source-tree since November 2003 but nevertheless update packages
        for older SuSE Linux versions will be released soon.

        - XDM (XFree86, xf86)
        A missing check for failure conditions in the PAM code of XDM
        can lead to local root access in conjunction with Kerberos
        and alike. New packages will be released soon.

        - inn
        A buffer overflow in the code for handling control messages
        can be exploited remotely.
        New packages are available on our FTP servers.

        - mpg321
        A format-bug in mpg321 can be exploited (even remotely by HTTP streaming)
        to execute code with the permissions of the user running mpg321 on
        special MP3 files.
        New packages are available on our FTP servers.

        - popper
        Popper handles temporary files in an insecure manner.
        New packages are available on our FTP servers.

        - kdepim3
        It was possible to use a buffer overflow via a special crafted vcard file
        to run code during generating previews. By default it was only possible
        on local filesystems, but the user can enable this also for remote file
        systems.
        New packages are available on our FTP servers.

        - pin
        Pin handles local temporary files in an insecure manner which may lead
        to local privilege escalation.
        Thanks to Stefan Nordhausen <nordhaus at informatik.hu-berlin.de>
        for reporting one of the issues.
        New packages are available on our FTP servers.

        - 3ddiag
        Some 3ddiag scripts handle temporary files in an insecure manner.
        Thanks to Stefan Nordhausen <nordhaus at informatik.hu-berlin.de>
        for reporting some of the issues.
        New packages will be available on our FTP servers soon.

        - mod_auth_shadow (apache-contrib)
        This apache module ignores account expiration dates.
        The update will be released together with mod_gzip.

    ______________________________________________________________________________

    3) standard appendix: authenticity verification, additional information

      - Package authenticity verification:

        SUSE update packages are available on many mirror ftp servers all over
        the world. While this service is being considered valuable and important
        to the free and open source software community, many users wish to be
        sure about the origin of the package and its content before installing
        the package. There are two verification methods that can be used
        independently from each other to prove the authenticity of a downloaded
        file or rpm package:
        1) md5sums as provided in the (cryptographically signed) announcement.
        2) using the internal gpg signatures of the rpm package.

        1) execute the command
            md5sum <name-of-the-file.rpm>
           after you downloaded the file from a SUSE ftp server or its mirrors.
           Then, compare the resulting md5sum with the one that is listed in the
           announcement. Since the announcement containing the checksums is
           cryptographically signed (usually using the key security@suse.de),
           the checksums show proof of the authenticity of the package.
           We disrecommend to subscribe to security lists which cause the
           email message containing the announcement to be modified so that
           the signature does not match after transport through the mailing
           list software.
           Downsides: You must be able to verify the authenticity of the
           announcement in the first place. If RPM packages are being rebuilt
           and a new version of a package is published on the ftp server, all
           md5 sums for the files are useless.

        2) rpm package signatures provide an easy way to verify the authenticity
           of an rpm package. Use the command
            rpm -v --checksig <file.rpm>
           to verify the signature of the package, where <file.rpm> is the
           filename of the rpm package that you have downloaded. Of course,
           package authenticity verification can only target an un-installed rpm
           package file.
           Prerequisites:
            a) gpg is installed
            b) The package is signed using a certain key. The public part of this
               key must be installed by the gpg program in the directory
               ~/.gnupg/ under the user's home directory who performs the
               signature verification (usually root). You can import the key
               that is used by SUSE in rpm packages for SUSE Linux by saving
               this announcement to a file ("announcement.txt") and
               running the command (do "su -" to be root):
                gpg --batch; gpg < announcement.txt | gpg --import
               SUSE Linux distributions version 7.1 and thereafter install the
               key "build@suse.de" upon installation or upgrade, provided that
               the package gpg is installed. The file containing the public key
               is placed at the top-level directory of the first CD (pubring.gpg)
               and at ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/pubring.gpg-build.suse.de .

      - SUSE runs two security mailing lists to which any interested party may
        subscribe:

        suse-security@suse.com
            - general/linux/SUSE security discussion.
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                To subscribe, send an email to
                    <suse-security-subscribe@suse.com>.

        suse-security-announce@suse.com
            - SUSE's announce-only mailing list.
                Only SUSE's security announcements are sent to this list.
                To subscribe, send an email to
                    <suse-security-announce-subscribe@suse.com>.

        For general information or the frequently asked questions (faq)
        send mail to:
            <suse-security-info@suse.com> or
            <suse-security-faq@suse.com> respectively.

        =====================================================================
        SUSE's security contact is <security@suse.com> or <security@suse.de>.
        The <security@suse.de> public key is listed below.
        =====================================================================
    ______________________________________________________________________________

        The information in this advisory may be distributed or reproduced,
        provided that the advisory is not modified in any way. In particular,
        it is desired that the clear-text signature shows proof of the
        authenticity of the text.
        SUSE Linux AG makes no warranties of any kind whatsoever with respect
        to the information contained in this security advisory.

    Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
    pub 2048R/3D25D3D9 1999-03-06 SuSE Security Team <security@suse.de>
    pub 1024D/9C800ACA 2000-10-19 SuSE Package Signing Key <build@suse.de>

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