glsa-201201-05.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201201-05">
  <title>mDNSResponder: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
  <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in mDNSResponder, which
    could lead to execution of arbitrary code with root privileges.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">mDNSResponder</product>
  <announced>2012-01-22</announced>
  <revised count="1">2012-01-22</revised>
  <bug>290822</bug>
  <access>local, remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="net-misc/mDNSResponder" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">212.1</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">212.1</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>mDNSResponder is a component of Apple's Bonjour, an initiative for
      zero-configuration networking. 
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in mDNSResponder. Please
      review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="high">
    <p>A local or remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with
      root privileges or cause a Denial of Service.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All mDNSResponder users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=net-misc/mDNSResponder-212.1"
    </code>
    
    <p>NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
      available since November 21, 2009. It is likely that your system is
      already no longer affected by this issue.
    </p>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-2386">CVE-2007-2386</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-3744">CVE-2007-3744</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-3828">CVE-2007-3828</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-0989">CVE-2008-0989</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-2326">CVE-2008-2326</uri>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-3630">CVE-2008-3630</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata timestamp="2011-10-07T23:37:04Z" tag="requester">
    underling
  </metadata>
  <metadata timestamp="2012-01-22T13:43:13Z" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata>
</glsa>