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author | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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committer | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-200411-32.xml b/glsa-200411-32.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..993af155 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200411-32.xml @@ -0,0 +1,98 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200411-32"> + <title>phpBB: Remote command execution</title> + <synopsis> + phpBB contains a vulnerability which allows a remote attacker to execute + arbitrary commands with the rights of the web server user. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">phpBB</product> + <announced>November 24, 2004</announced> + <revised>May 22, 2006: 02</revised> + <bug>71681</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-apps/phpbb" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.0.11</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.10</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + phpBB is an Open Source bulletin board package. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + phpBB contains a vulnerability in the highlighting code and several + vulnerabilities in the username handling code. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + An attacker can exploit the highlighting vulnerability to access the + PHP exec() function without restriction, allowing them to run arbitrary + commands with the rights of the web server user (for example the apache + user). Furthermore, the username handling vulnerability might be abused + to execute SQL statements on the phpBB database. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is a one-line patch which will remediate the remote execution + vulnerability. + </p> + <p> + Locate the following block of code in viewtopic.php: + </p> + <code> + // + // Was a highlight request part of the URI? + // + $highlight_match = $highlight = ''; + if (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['highlight'])) + { + // Split words and phrases + $words = explode(' ', trim(htmlspecialchars(urldecode($HTTP_GET_VARS['highlight'])))); + + for($i = 0; $i < sizeof($words); $i++) + {</code> + <p> + Replace with the following: + </p> + <code> + // + // Was a highlight request part of the URI? + // + $highlight_match = $highlight = ''; + if (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['highlight'])) + { + // Split words and phrases + $words = explode(' ', trim(htmlspecialchars($HTTP_GET_VARS['highlight']))); + + for($i = 0; $i < sizeof($words); $i++) + {</code> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All phpBB users should upgrade to the latest version to fix all known + vulnerabilities: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/phpbb-2.0.11"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=240513">phpBB.com Announcement</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1315">CVE-2004-1315</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 18 Nov 2004 17:31:41 +0000"> + klieber + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:51:46 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |