Versions 143 and earlier of the pam_ldap module are vulnerable to a
format string attack. A local attacker could supply a malicious
format string when opening a configuration file, which could allow
the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated
privileges.
SOLUTION
It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running
net-libs/pam_ldap-134-r1 and earlier update their systems as follows:
emerge rsync
emerge pam_ldap
emerge clean
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aliz (at) gentoo (dot) org [email concealed] - GnuPG key is available at www.gentoo.org/~aliz
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GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200210-013
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PACKAGE : pam_ldap
SUMMARY : format string attack
DATE : 2002-10-30 22:10 UTC
EXPLOIT : local
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Versions 143 and earlier of the pam_ldap module are vulnerable to a
format string attack. A local attacker could supply a malicious
format string when opening a configuration file, which could allow
the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated
privileges.
SOLUTION
It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running
net-libs/pam_ldap-134-r1 and earlier update their systems as follows:
emerge rsync
emerge pam_ldap
emerge clean
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aliz (at) gentoo (dot) org [email concealed] - GnuPG key is available at www.gentoo.org/~aliz
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