Debian Security Advisory

DSA-282-1 glibc -- integer overflow

Date Reported:
09 Apr 2003
Affected Packages:
glibc
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 7123.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2003-0028.
CERT's vulnerabilities, advisories and incident notes: VU#516825, CA-2003-10.
More information:

eEye Digital Security discovered an integer overflow in the xdrmem_getbytes() function which is also present in GNU libc. This function is part of the XDR (external data representation) encoder/decoder derived from Sun's RPC implementation. Depending upon the application, this vulnerability can cause buffer overflows and could possibly be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.5-11.5.

For the old stable distribution (potato) this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.3-25.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.1-16.

We recommend that you upgrade your libc6 packages.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/glibc_2.1.3-24.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/glibc_2.1.3-24.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/glibc_2.1.3.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/glibc-doc_2.1.3-25_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/i18ndata_2.1.3-25_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1_2.1.3-25_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-dbg_2.1.3-25_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-dev_2.1.3-25_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-pic_2.1.3-25_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-prof_2.1.3-25_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libnss1-compat_2.1.3-25_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/locales_2.1.3-25_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.1.3-25_alpha.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.1.3-25_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.1.3-25_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.1.3-25_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.1.3-25_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.1.3-25_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/locales_2.1.3-25_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.1.3-25_arm.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.1.3-25_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.1.3-25_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.1.3-25_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.1.3-25_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.1.3-25_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libnss1-compat_2.1.3-25_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/locales_2.1.3-25_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.1.3-25_i386.deb
Motorola 680x0:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.1.3-25_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.1.3-25_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.1.3-25_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.1.3-25_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.1.3-25_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libnss1-compat_2.1.3-25_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/locales_2.1.3-25_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.1.3-25_m68k.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.1.3-25_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.1.3-25_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.1.3-25_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.1.3-25_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.1.3-25_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/locales_2.1.3-25_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.1.3-25_powerpc.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.1.3-25_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.1.3-25_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.1.3-25_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.1.3-25_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.1.3-25_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/locales_2.1.3-25_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.1.3-25_sparc.deb

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/glibc_2.2.5-11.5.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/glibc_2.2.5-11.5.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/glibc_2.2.5.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/glibc-doc_2.2.5-11.5_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/locales_2.2.5-11.5_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1_2.2.5-11.5_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-dbg_2.2.5-11.5_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-dev_2.2.5-11.5_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-pic_2.2.5-11.5_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-prof_2.2.5-11.5_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.5_alpha.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.2.5-11.5_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.5_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.2.5-11.5_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.2.5-11.5_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.2.5-11.5_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.5_arm.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.2.5-11.5_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.5_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.2.5-11.5_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.2.5-11.5_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.2.5-11.5_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.5_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1_2.2.5-11.5_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-dbg_2.2.5-11.5_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-dev_2.2.5-11.5_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-pic_2.2.5-11.5_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6.1-prof_2.2.5-11.5_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.5_ia64.deb
HPPA:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.2.5-11.5_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.5_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.2.5-11.5_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.2.5-11.5_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.2.5-11.5_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.5_hppa.deb
Motorola 680x0:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.2.5-11.5_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.5_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.2.5-11.5_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.2.5-11.5_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.2.5-11.5_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.5_m68k.deb
Big endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.2.5-11.5_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.5_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.2.5-11.5_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.2.5-11.5_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.2.5-11.5_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.5_mips.deb
Little endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.2.5-11.5_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.5_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.2.5-11.5_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.2.5-11.5_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.2.5-11.5_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.5_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.2.5-11.5_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.5_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.2.5-11.5_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.2.5-11.5_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.2.5-11.5_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.5_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.2.5-11.5_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.5_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.2.5-11.5_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.2.5-11.5_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.2.5-11.5_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.5_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.2.5-11.5_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dbg_2.2.5-11.5_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev_2.2.5-11.5_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-dev-sparc64_2.2.5-11.5_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-pic_2.2.5-11.5_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-prof_2.2.5-11.5_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/libc6-sparc64_2.2.5-11.5_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/glibc/nscd_2.2.5-11.5_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.