[Security Announce] [ MDKSA-2006:170-1 ] - Updated webmin packages fix XSS vulnerability

Posted by Bob on: 09/28/2006 06:05 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

The Mandriva Security Team published a new security update for Mandriva Linux. Here the announcement:

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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2006:170-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : webmin
Date : September 27, 2006
Affected: 2007.0
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Problem Description:

Webmin before 1.296 and Usermin before 1.226 does not properly handle a
URL with a null ("%00") character, which allows remote attackers to
conduct cross-site scripting (XSS), read CGI program source code, list
directories, and possibly execute programs.

Updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Update:

Packages are now available for Mandriva Linux 2007.
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References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4542
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Updated Packages:

Mandriva Linux 2007.0:
e47e91c741de0fa6fabb1653784c0400 2007.0/i586/webmin-1.290-4.1mdv2007.0.noarch.rpm
5796c775e71e3aef04bd6fd356ea049e 2007.0/SRPMS/webmin-1.290-4.1mdv2007.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2007.0/X86_64:
e6042ec6b4e74f560e9a05f8b05fafd5 2007.0/x86_64/webmin-1.290-4.1mdv2007.0.noarch.rpm
5796c775e71e3aef04bd6fd356ea049e 2007.0/SRPMS/webmin-1.290-4.1mdv2007.0.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the
GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_(at)_mandriva.com
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
lt;security*mandriva.comgt;
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