[ GLSA 200406-19 ] giFT-FastTrack: remote denial of service attack

From: Thierry Carrez (koon_at_gentoo.org)
Date: 06/24/04

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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200406-19
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      Severity: Low
         Title: giFT-FastTrack: remote denial of service attack
          Date: June 24, 2004
          Bugs: #54452
            ID: 200406-19

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    Synopsis
    ========

    There is a vulnerability where a carefully crafted signal sent to the
    giFT-FastTrack plugin will cause the giFT daemon to crash.

    Background
    ==========

    giFT-FastTrack is a plugin for the giFT file-sharing application. It
    allows giFT users to connect to the fasttrack network to share files.

    Affected packages
    =================

        -------------------------------------------------------------------
         Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
        -------------------------------------------------------------------
      1 net-p2p/gift-fasttrack <= 0.8.6 >= 0.8.7

    Description
    ===========

    Alan Fitton found a vulnerability in the giFT-FastTrack plugin in
    version 0.8.6 and earlier. It can be used to remotely crash the giFT
    daemon.

    Impact
    ======

    Attackers may use this vulnerability to perform a Denial of Service
    attack against the giFT daemon. There is no risk of code execution.

    Workaround
    ==========

    There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to
    upgrade to the latest available version.

    Resolution
    ==========

    All users should upgrade to the latest available version of
    gift-fasttrack:

        # emerge sync

        # emerge -pv ">=net-p2p/gift-fasttrack-0.8.7"
        # emerge ">=net-p2p/gift-fasttrack-0.8.7"

    References
    ==========

      [ 1 ] giFT-FastTrack announcement
            http://gift-fasttrack.berlios.de/

    Availability
    ============

    This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
    the Gentoo Security Website:

         http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-19.xml

    Concerns?
    =========

    Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
    confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
    importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
    security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
    http://bugs.gentoo.org.

    License
    =======

    Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc; referenced text
    belongs to its owner(s).

    The contents of this document are licensed under the
    Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0

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