71 lines
2.4 KiB
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71 lines
2.4 KiB
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
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<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="200507-03">
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<title>phpBB: Arbitrary command execution</title>
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<synopsis>
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A vulnerability in phpBB allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary
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commands with the rights of the web server.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">phpBB</product>
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<announced>July 04, 2005</announced>
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<revised>September 03, 2005: 03</revised>
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<bug>97278</bug>
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<access>remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="www-apps/phpBB" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">2.0.16</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">2.0.16</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>
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phpBB is an Open Source bulletin board package.
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</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>
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Ron van Daal discovered that phpBB contains a vulnerability in the
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highlighting code.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="high">
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<p>
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Successful exploitation would grant an attacker unrestricted access to
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the PHP exec() or system() functions, allowing the execution of
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arbitrary commands with the rights of the web server.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>
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Please follow the instructions given in the phpBB announcement.
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</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>
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The phpBB package is no longer supported by Gentoo Linux and has been
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masked in the Portage repository, no further announcements will be
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issued regarding phpBB updates. Users who wish to continue using phpBB
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are advised to monitor and refer to www.phpbb.com for more information.
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</p>
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<p>
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To continue using the Gentoo-provided phpBB package, please refer to
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the Portage documentation on unmasking packages and upgrade to 2.0.16.
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</p>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2086">CAN-2005-2086</uri>
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<uri link="http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=302011">phpBB Announcement</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 29 Jun 2005 13:31:49 +0000">
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jaervosz
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</metadata>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 29 Jun 2005 14:18:11 +0000">
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DerCorny
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</metadata>
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<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 02 Jul 2005 09:31:28 +0000">
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koon
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</metadata>
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</glsa>
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