Debian Security Advisory

canna server -- buffer overflow

Date Reported:
01 Jul 2000
Affected Packages:
canna
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2000-0584.
More information:
The canna package as distributed in Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 can be remotely exploited to gain access. This could be done by overflowing a buffer by sending a SR_INIT command with a very long username or groupname.

This has been fixed in version 3.5b2-24slink1, and we recommend that you upgrade your canna package immediately.

Fixed in:
Source:
http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/source/canna_3.5b2-24slink1.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/source/canna_3.5b2-24slink1.dsc
http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/source/canna_3.5b2.orig.tar.gz
alpha:
http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-alpha/canna-utils_3.5b2-24slink1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-alpha/canna_3.5b2-24slink1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-alpha/libcanna1g-dev_3.5b2-24slink1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-alpha/libcanna1g_3.5b2-24slink1_alpha.deb
i386:
http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-i386/canna-utils_3.5b2-24slink1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-i386/canna_3.5b2-24slink1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-i386/libcanna1g-dev_3.5b2-24slink1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-i386/libcanna1g_3.5b2-24slink1_i386.deb
m68k:
http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-m68k/canna-utils_3.5b2-24slink1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-m68k/canna_3.5b2-24slink1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-m68k/libcanna1g-dev_3.5b2-24slink1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-m68k/libcanna1g_3.5b2-24slink1_m68k.deb
sparc:
http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-sparc/canna-utils_3.5b2-24slink1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-sparc/canna_3.5b2-24slink1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-sparc/libcanna1g-dev_3.5b2-24slink1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-sparc/libcanna1g_3.5b2-24slink1_sparc.deb