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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2008.0640 -- [Win][UNIX/Linux]
An off-by-one error was found in nasm 2.02.
24 June 2008
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: nasm 2.02
Publisher: Mandriva
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CVE-2008-2719
Original Bulletin:
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:120
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Mandriva. It is recommended that administrators
running nasm check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2008:120
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : nasm
Date : June 21, 2008
Affected: 2008.1
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Problem Description:
An off-by-one error was found in nasm 2.02 that allowed
context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that triggers
a stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2008-2719).
The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.
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References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2719
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Updated Packages:
Mandriva Linux 2008.1:
e1341726c74cee725268e292736163e8 2008.1/i586/nasm-2.02-1.1mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
44741f5580b9b7e64fecc26814590302 2008.1/i586/nasm-doc-2.02-1.1mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
9a52325d2063b8e6461cc110bf5c99fe 2008.1/i586/nasm-rdoff-2.02-1.1mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
4e9ca678761155cdd0fcbc47b99e1ffe 2008.1/SRPMS/nasm-2.02-1.1mdv2008.1.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2008.1/X86_64:
a0658241d5d1bd9d0757b20cd1b49619 2008.1/x86_64/nasm-2.02-1.1mdv2008.1.x86_64.rpm
c4097b75d9d9fbc85543aa005da7e78e 2008.1/x86_64/nasm-doc-2.02-1.1mdv2008.1.x86_64.rpm
b5f13c0f7ca800623c7858451fdd9891 2008.1/x86_64/nasm-rdoff-2.02-1.1mdv2008.1.x86_64.rpm
4e9ca678761155cdd0fcbc47b99e1ffe 2008.1/SRPMS/nasm-2.02-1.1mdv2008.1.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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