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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200508-07.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200508-07.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ae8e8e77 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200508-07.xml @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +<?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="200508-07"> + <title>AWStats: Arbitrary code execution using malicious Referrer information</title> + <synopsis> + AWStats fails to validate certain log input, which could lead to the + execution of arbitrary Perl code during the generation of the statistics. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">awstats</product> + <announced>August 16, 2005</announced> + <revised>May 28, 2009: 02</revised> + <bug>102145</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-misc/awstats" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">6.5</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">6.5</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + AWStats is an advanced log file analyzer and statistics generator. + In HTTP reports it parses Referrer information in order to display the + most common Referrer values that caused users to visit the website. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + When using a URLPlugin, AWStats fails to sanitize Referrer URL + data before using them in a Perl eval() routine. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A remote attacker can include arbitrary Referrer information in a + HTTP request to a web server, therefore injecting tainted data in the + log files. When AWStats is run on this log file, this can result in the + execution of arbitrary Perl code with the rights of the user running + AWStats. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + Disable all URLPlugins in the AWStats configuration. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All AWStats users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-misc/awstats-6.5"</code> + <p> + Note: Users with the vhosts USE flag set should manually use + webapp-config to finalize the update. + </p> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1527">CAN-2005-1527</uri> + <uri link="http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=290&type=vulnerabilities">iDEFENSE Advisory</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 12 Aug 2005 17:33:30 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:56:51 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |