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Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 18:57:13 -0400
From: Rich Felker <dalias@...c.org>
To: musl@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Security advisory for musl libc - remote stack-based buffer overflow
in DNS response parsing [CVE-2014-3484]
A remote stack-based buffer overflow has been found in musl libc's dns
response parsing code.
The overflow can be triggered in programs linked against musl libc and
making dns queries via one of the standard interfaces (getaddrinfo,
getnameinfo, gethostbyname, gethostbyaddr, etc.) if one of the
configured nameservers in resolv.conf is controlled by an attacker, or
if an attacker can inject forged udp packets with control over their
contents. Denial of service is also possible via a related failure in
loop detection.
The difficulty of such an attack is likely moderate to high and is
most feasible if the attacker has already compromised network
infrastructure components (nameservers, routers, etc.). Using a local
caching nameserver may mitigate the issue but patching is preferred.
Software: musl libc (http://www.musl-libc.org)
Affected Versions: 0.9.13 - 1.0.2, 1.1.0, and 1.1.1.
Fixed Versions: 1.0.3 and 1.1.2
Bug introduced in commit:
http://git.musl-libc.org/cgit/musl/commit/?id=fcc522c92335783293ac19df318415cd97fbf66b
Bug fixed in commit:
http://git.musl-libc.org/cgit/musl/commit/?id=b3d9e0b94ea73c68ef4169ec82c898ce59a4e30a
Patch for all affected versions:
musl_dn_expand_overflow_fix_v2.diff (attached)
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