Debian Security Advisory

DSA-717-1 lsh-utils -- buffer overflow, typo

Date Reported:
27 Apr 2005
Affected Packages:
lsh-utils
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 211662.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2003-0826, CVE-2005-0814.
More information:

Several security relevant problems have been discovered in lsh, the alternative secure shell v2 (SSH2) protocol server. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following vulnerabilities:

  • CAN-2003-0826

    Bennett Todd discovered a heap buffer overflow in lshd which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

  • CAN-2005-0814

    Niels Möller discovered a denial of service condition in lshd.

For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 1.2.5-2woody3.

For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.1-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your lsh-server package.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-utils_1.2.5-2woody3.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-utils_1.2.5-2woody3.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-utils_1.2.5.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-utils-doc_1.2.5-2woody3_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-client_1.2.5-2woody3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-server_1.2.5-2woody3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-utils_1.2.5-2woody3_alpha.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-client_1.2.5-2woody3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-server_1.2.5-2woody3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-utils_1.2.5-2woody3_arm.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-client_1.2.5-2woody3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-server_1.2.5-2woody3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-utils_1.2.5-2woody3_i386.deb
Intel IA-64: Package does not build anymore and hence cannot be updated.
HPPA:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-client_1.2.5-2woody3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-server_1.2.5-2woody3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-utils_1.2.5-2woody3_hppa.deb
Motorola 680x0:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-client_1.2.5-2woody3_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-server_1.2.5-2woody3_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-utils_1.2.5-2woody3_m68k.deb
Big endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-client_1.2.5-2woody3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-server_1.2.5-2woody3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-utils_1.2.5-2woody3_mips.deb
Little endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-client_1.2.5-2woody3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-server_1.2.5-2woody3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-utils_1.2.5-2woody3_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-client_1.2.5-2woody3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-server_1.2.5-2woody3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-utils_1.2.5-2woody3_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-client_1.2.5-2woody3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-server_1.2.5-2woody3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-utils_1.2.5-2woody3_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-client_1.2.5-2woody3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-server_1.2.5-2woody3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lsh-utils/lsh-utils_1.2.5-2woody3_sparc.deb

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