Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 20:25:19 GMT From: Lucas Holt <lholt3@emich.edu> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: ports/124401: security/sshguard dumps core Message-ID: <200806082025.m58KPJge043025@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200806082030.m58KU2qc048311@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 124401 >Category: ports >Synopsis: security/sshguard dumps core >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-ports-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Jun 08 20:30:01 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Lucas Holt >Release: FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE p1 >Organization: Eastern Michigan University >Environment: >Description: sshguard has a known bug which causes it to crash. http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=940FAA1A-42A2-4D63-860E-B9EA5E7FAA89%40bitchx.it This leaves core files in / which is unfriendly. >How-To-Repeat: Use sshguard with ipfw, and wait for brute force attacks. >Fix: Either a patch needs to be applied or the port needs to be updated to the beta version of 1.1. MidnightBSD included the patch in mports: http://www.midnightbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/mports/security/sshguard/files/patch-sshguard.c?annotate=1.1 >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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