Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 11:59:03 -0500
From: NetBSD Security Officer <security-officer@netbsd.org.>
To: [email protected]Subject: NetBSD Security Advisory 2003-003 Buffer Overflow in file(1)
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NetBSD Security Advisory 2003-003
Topic: Buffer Overflow in file(1)
Version: NetBSD-current: source prior to February 27, 2003
NetBSD 1.6: affected
NetBSD-1.5.3: affected
NetBSD-1.5.2: affected
NetBSD-1.5.1: affected
NetBSD-1.5: affected
Severity: Inducing a user to run file(1) could execute code as the user
Fixed: NetBSD-current: February 26, 2003
NetBSD-1.6 branch: March 8, 2003 (1.6.1 includes the fix)
NetBSD-1.5 branch: March 9, 2003 (1.5.4 includes the fix)
Abstract
========
If file(1) is run over a specially constructed ELF file, an exploitable
stack overflow occurs and attackers can gain the privileges of the user
running file(1).
Technical Details
=================
A buffer overflow has been found in the file(1) program. If a user
were to run file(1) over a specially doctored ELF file, arbitrary code
would be executed as a result. Thus, if an attacker can somehow induce
a user to run file(1) over a file the attacker controls, the attacker
may gain any system privileges the victim possesses.
See iDEFENSE Security Advisory 03.04.03
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/03.04.03.txt
Solutions and Workarounds
The following instructions describe how to upgrade your file(1)
binaries by updating your source tree and rebuilding and
installing a new version of file(1).
* NetBSD-current:
Systems running NetBSD-current dated from before 2003-02-27
should be upgraded to NetBSD-current dated 2003-02-27 or later.
The following files need to be updated from the netbsd-current
CVS branch (aka HEAD) to the respective revisions:
src/usr.bin/file/readelf.c: 1.17
src/usr.bin/file/softmagic.c: 1.31
To update from CVS, re-build, and re-install file:
# cd src
# cvs update -d -A -P usr.bin/file
# cd usr.bin/file
# make cleandir dependall
# make install
* NetBSD 1.6:
The binary distribution of NetBSD 1.6 is vulnerable.
Systems running NetBSD 1.6 sources dated from before
2003-03-09 should be upgraded from NetBSD 1.6 sources dated
2003-03-09 or later.
NetBSD 1.6.1 will include the fix.
The following files need to be updated from the netbsd-1-6
CVS branch to the respective revisions:
src/usr.bin/file/readelf.c: 1.13.2.1
src/usr.bin/file/softmagic.c: 1.26.2.1
To update from CVS, re-build, and re-install file:
# cd src
# cvs update -d -r netbsd-1-6 -P usr.bin/file
# cd usr.bin/file
# make cleandir dependall
# make install
* NetBSD 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3:
The binary distribution of NetBSD 1.5.3 is vulnerable.
Systems running NetBSD 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, or 1.5.3 sources dated
from before 2003-03-10 should be upgraded from NetBSD 1.5.*
sources dated 2003-03-10 or later.
The following files need to be updated from the netbsd-1-5
CVS branch to the respective revisions:
src/usr.bin/file/readelf.c: 1.6.4.3
src/usr.bin/file/softmagic.c: 1.18.4.2
To update from CVS, re-build, and re-install file:
# cd src
# cvs update -d -r netbsd-1-5 -P usr.bin/file
# cd usr.bin/file
# make cleandir dependall
# make install
Thanks To
=========
Lubomir Sedlacik and Antti Kantee, for drawing our attention to the
problem.
Christos Zoulas, for aiding in the solution and with this advisory.
Revision History
================
2003-03-12 Initial release
More Information
================
Advisories may be updated as new information becomes available.
The most recent version of this advisory (PGP signed) can be found at
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2003-003.txt.asc
Information about NetBSD and NetBSD security can be found at
http://www.NetBSD.ORG/ and http://www.NetBSD.ORG/Security/.
Copyright 2003, The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Redistribution permitted only in full, unmodified form.
$NetBSD: NetBSD-SA2003-003.txt,v 1.7 2003/03/12 03:51:31 david Exp $
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