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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-157

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-157
Posted Dec 4, 2009
Authored by Mandriva | Site mandriva.com

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-157 - Off-by-one error in the inflate function in Zlib.xs in Compress::Raw::Zlib Perl module before 2.017, as used in AMaViS, SpamAssassin, and possibly other products, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via a crafted zlib compressed stream that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as exploited in the wild by Trojan.Downloader-71014 in June 2009. This update provides fixes for this vulnerability. Packages for 2008.0 are being provided due to extended support for Corporate products.

tags | advisory, denial of service, overflow, trojan, perl
systems | linux, mandriva
advisories | CVE-2009-1391
MD5 | ef1fa428aaa189a28c6770e3bd62dcd0

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-157

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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:157-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : perl-Compress-Raw-Zlib
Date : December 3, 2009
Affected: 2008.0
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Problem Description:

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in perl-Compress-Raw-Zlib:

Off-by-one error in the inflate function in Zlib.xs in
Compress::Raw::Zlib Perl module before 2.017, as used in AMaViS,
SpamAssassin, and possibly other products, allows context-dependent
attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via a crafted
zlib compressed stream that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow,
as exploited in the wild by Trojan.Downloader-71014 in June 2009
(CVE-2009-1391).

This update provides fixes for this vulnerability.

Update:

Packages for 2008.0 are being provided due to extended support for
Corporate products.
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References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1391
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Updated Packages:

Mandriva Linux 2008.0:
c48dda4bf47776f250c73e2af40e3ceb 2008.0/i586/perl-Compress-Raw-Zlib-2.006-1.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
65d8176b3c1285376533c0f16d5d264c 2008.0/SRPMS/perl-Compress-Raw-Zlib-2.006-1.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64:
e6eeabfbd6bd0b9afe54fde0374327a1 2008.0/x86_64/perl-Compress-Raw-Zlib-2.006-1.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm
65d8176b3c1285376533c0f16d5d264c 2008.0/SRPMS/perl-Compress-Raw-Zlib-2.006-1.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the
GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_(at)_mandriva.com
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
<security*mandriva.com>
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