glsa-201405-18.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201405-18">
  <title>OpenConnect: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title>
  <synopsis>A buffer overflow in OpenConnect could result in execution of
    arbitrary code or Denial of Service.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">openconnect</product>
  <announced>2014-05-18</announced>
  <revised count="1">2014-05-18</revised>
  <bug>457068</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="net-misc/openconnect" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">4.08</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">4.08</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>OpenConnect is a free client for Cisco AnyConnect SSL VPN software.</p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>A stack-based buffer overflow error has been discovered in OpenConnect.</p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious VPN
      server, possibly resulting in  execution of arbitrary code with the
      privileges of the process, or a Denial of Service condition.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All OpenConnect users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=net-misc/openconnect-4.08"
    </code>
    
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6128">CVE-2012-6128</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2013-04-08T22:03:55Z">ackle</metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2014-05-18T11:36:30Z">ackle</metadata>
</glsa>