Description
The PartsBatch class in Pan 0.132 and earlier does not properly manage the data structures for Parts batches, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .nzb file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | pan | 0.132-3.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | pan | 0.132-3.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | pan | 0.132-3.1 | — |
References
- 29421 vdb-entry
- GLSA-200807-15 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:201 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=446902
- 31315 third-party-advisory
- pan-nzb-bo(42750) vdb-entry
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=224051
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=535413
- [oss-security] 20080529 CVE-2008-2363: pan - heap overflow mailing-list
- SUSE-SR:2008:013 vendor-advisory
- 30717 third-party-advisory