Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2015-039 - Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and other 2.x versions before 2.18, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the gethostbyname2 function, aka GHOST. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2015:039
https://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/
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Package : glibc
Date : February 10, 2015
Affected: Business Server 1.0
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Problem Description:
A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in glibc:
Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots
function in glibc 2.2, and other 2.x versions before 2.18, allows
context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors
related to the (1) gethostbyname or (2) gethostbyname2 function,
aka GHOST. (CVE-2015-0235)
The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
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References:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0235
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0092.html
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Updated Packages:
Mandriva Business Server 1/X86_64:
678efef85b85206451ef8927bad808e0 mbs1/x86_64/glibc-2.14.1-12.11.mbs1.x86_64.rpm
46cd508f03e36c1e4f752c317852ec8e mbs1/x86_64/glibc-devel-2.14.1-12.11.mbs1.x86_64.rpm
069302c80e3b79504e2b0eaaa72c2745 mbs1/x86_64/glibc-doc-2.14.1-12.11.mbs1.noarch.rpm
3a841c0295823354655dd3e7734ada0b mbs1/x86_64/glibc-doc-pdf-2.14.1-12.11.mbs1.noarch.rpm
11a672a0b4bae77c7adfa803bea9871f mbs1/x86_64/glibc-i18ndata-2.14.1-12.11.mbs1.x86_64.rpm
d3f113ccec4f18e4bb08c951625e51d7 mbs1/x86_64/glibc-profile-2.14.1-12.11.mbs1.x86_64.rpm
f6d6aa5806dd747e66996ea8cc01c9b4 mbs1/x86_64/glibc-static-devel-2.14.1-12.11.mbs1.x86_64.rpm
98cc6eae0234eeed945712bbc8b2c0ea mbs1/x86_64/glibc-utils-2.14.1-12.11.mbs1.x86_64.rpm
bf6f2fcc3dd21bd8380aac40e91bb802 mbs1/x86_64/nscd-2.14.1-12.11.mbs1.x86_64.rpm
f597e4d6241c76701733d730e84f5714 mbs1/SRPMS/glibc-2.14.1-12.11.mbs1.src.rpm
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pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
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