DSA-018-1 tinyproxy -- remote nobody exploit

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-018-1 tinyproxy -- remote nobody exploit

Date Reported:

23 Jan 2001

Affected Packages:

tinyproxy

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 2217.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2001-0129.

More information:

PkC have found a heap overflow in tinyproxy that could be remotely exploited. An attacker could gain a shell (user nobody) remotely.

We recommend you upgrade your tinyproxy package immediately.

Fixed in:

Debian 2.2 (potato)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/tinyproxy_1.3.1-2.diff.gz

http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/tinyproxy_1.3.1-2.dsc

http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/tinyproxy_1.3.1.orig.tar.gz

alpha:

http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/tinyproxy_1.3.1-2_alpha.deb

arm:

http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/tinyproxy_1.3.1-2_arm.deb

i386:

http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/tinyproxy_1.3.1-2_i386.deb

m68k:

http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/tinyproxy_1.3.1-2_m68k.deb

powerpc:

http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/tinyproxy_1.3.1-2_powerpc.deb

sparc:

http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/tinyproxy_1.3.1-2_sparc.deb