Joey Hess
2005-Aug-26 20:50 UTC
[secure-testing-announce] [DTSA-1-1] New kismet packages fix remote code execution
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Testing Security Advisory DTSA-1-1 http://secure-testing.debian.net secure-testing-team@lists.alioth.debian.org Joey Hess August 26th, 2005 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Package : kismet Vulnerability : remote code execution Problem-Type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CAN-2005-2626 CAN-2005-2627 Multiple security holes have been discovered in kismet: CAN-2005-2627 Multiple integer underflows in Kismet allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) kernel headers in a pcap file or (2) data frame dissection, which leads to heap-based buffer overflows. CAN-2005-2626 Unspecified vulnerability in Kismet allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via unprintable characters in the SSID. For the testing distribution (etch) this is fixed in version 2005.08.R1-0.1etch1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this is fixed in version 2005.08.R1-1. This upgrade is strongly recommended if you use kismet. The Debian testing security team does not track security issues for the stable distribution (woody). If stable is vulnerable, the Debian security team will make an announcement once a fix is ready. Upgrade Instructions - -------------------- To use the Debian testing security archive, add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://secure-testing.debian.net/debian-security-updates etch-proposed-updates/security-updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://secure-testing.debian.net/debian-security-updates etch-proposed-updates/security-updates main contrib non-free The archive signing key can be downloaded from http://secure-testing.debian.net/ziyi-2005-7.asc To install the update, run this command as root: apt-get update && apt-get install kismet For further information about the Debian testing security team, please refer to http://secure-testing.debian.net/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDD39c2tp5zXiKP0wRAhrAAKClp7sN9m94Z7xR+ELGF6YHtQjqJgCglcho Vk+fBWEqDASi2RGMcerJQtg=5dg3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----