A vulnerability in Open DC Hub could result in execution of arbitrary code.
Package | net-p2p/opendchub on all architectures |
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Affected versions | < 0.8.2 |
Unaffected versions | >= 0.8.2 |
Open DC Hub is the hub software for the Direct Connect file sharing network.
A stack-based buffer overflow flaw has been discovered in the way Open DC Hub sanitized content of a user’s MyINFO message.
A remote authenticated user may be able to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition via specially crafted MyINFO message.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Open DC Hub users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/opendchub-0.8.2"
Release date
November 20, 2013
Latest revision
November 20, 2013: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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