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Date:      Tue, 14 Jan 2014 19:42:47 -0800
From:      Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com>
To:        Remko Lodder <remko@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        svn-ports-head@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r339721 - head/security/vuxml
Message-ID:  <201401150342.s0F3glMg017283@slippy.cwsent.com>
In-Reply-To: Message from Remko Lodder <remko@FreeBSD.org> of "Tue, 14 Jan 2014 21:15:11 %2B0000." <201401142115.s0ELFB1Q068278@svn.freebsd.org>

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In message <201401142115.s0ELFB1Q068278@svn.freebsd.org>, Remko Lodder 
writes:
> Author: remko (src,doc committer)
> Date: Tue Jan 14 21:15:10 2014
> New Revision: 339721
> URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/339721
> QAT: https://qat.redports.org/buildarchive/r339721/
> 
> Log:
>   Fix the latest entry, it has many issues, make validate
>   told us exactly what was wrong. I redid the entry and
>   just took out the ul/li structure and replaced it with
>   regular paragraphs. It might be worth investigating
>   to use the FreeBSD SA that got released because of this
>   as the main text, which is best suited imo.
>   
>   Hat:	    secteam
> 
> Modified:
>   head/security/vuxml/vuln.xml
> 
> Modified: head/security/vuxml/vuln.xml
> =============================================================================
> =
> --- head/security/vuxml/vuln.xml	Tue Jan 14 21:14:46 2014	(r33972
> 0)
> +++ head/security/vuxml/vuln.xml	Tue Jan 14 21:15:10 2014	(r33972
> 1)
> @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Note:  Please add new entries to the beg
>  -->
>  <vuxml xmlns="http://www.vuxml.org/apps/vuxml-1">;
>    <vuln vid="3d95c9a7-7d5c-11e3-a8c1-206a8a720317">
> -    <topic>ntpd DRDoS / Amplification Attack using ntpdc monlist command </t
> opic>
> +    <topic>ntpd DRDoS / Amplification Attack using ntpdc monlist command</to
> pic>
>      <affects>
>        <package>
>  	<name>ntp</name>
> @@ -63,26 +63,23 @@ Note:  Please add new entries to the beg
>        <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">;
>  	<p>ntp.org reports:</p>
>  	<blockquote cite="http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#D
> RDoS_Amplification_Attack_using">
> -	  <ul>
> -	    <li> References: CVE-2013-5211 / VU#348126
> -	    <li>Versions: All releases prior to 4.2.7p26
> -	    <li>Date Resolved: 2010/04/24
> -	    <li>Summary: Unrestricted access to the monlist feature in ntp_requ
> est.c in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p26 allows remote attackers to cause a denia
> l of service (traffic amplification) via forged (1) REQ_MON_GETLIST or (2) RE
> Q_MON_GETLIST_1 requests, as exploited in the wild in December 2013 
> -	    <li>Mitigation:
> -	      <ul>
> -		<li>Upgrade to 4.2.7p26 or later.
> -		<li>Users of versions before 4.2.7p26 should either:
> -		  <ul>
> -		    <li>Use noquery to your default restrictions to block all s
> tatus queries.
> -		    <li>Use disable monitor to disable the ntpdc -c monlist com
> mand while still allowing other status queries. 
> -		  </ul>
> -	     </ul>
> -	  </ul>
> +	  <p>Unrestricted access to the monlist feature in
> +	    ntp_request.c in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p26 allows remote
> +	    attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic
> +	    amplification) via forged (1) REQ_MON_GETLIST or (2)
> +	    REQ_MON_GETLIST_1 requests, as exploited in the wild in
> +	    December 2013</p>
> +	  <p>Use noquery to your default restrictions to block all
> +	    status queries.</p>
> +	  <p>Use disable monitor to disable the ``ntpdc -c monlist''
> +	    command while still allowing other status queries.</p>
>  	</blockquote>
>        </body>
>      </description>
>      <references>
>        <cvename>CVE-2013-5211</cvename>
> +      <freebsdsa>SA-14:02.ntpd</freebsdsa>
> +      <url>http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#DRDoS_Amplifi
> cation_Attack_using</url>
>      </references>
>      <dates>
>        <discovery>2014-01-01</discovery>
> 
> 

I'm sorry, my bad. There is no excuse for this.


-- 
Cheers,
Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com>
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