A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - phpGroupWare: Multiple vulnerabilities. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200508-20
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: phpGroupWare: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: August 30, 2005
Bugs: #102379
ID: 200508-20
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Synopsis
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phpGroupWare is vulnerable to multiple issues ranging from information
disclosure to a potential execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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phpGroupWare is a multi-user groupware suite written in PHP.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apps/phpgroupware < 0.9.16.008 >= 0.9.16.008
Description
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phpGroupWare improperly validates the "mid" parameter retrieved via a
forum post. The current version of phpGroupWare also adds several
safeguards to prevent XSS issues, and disables the use of a potentially
vulnerable XML-RPC library.
Impact
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A remote attacker may leverage the XML-RPC vulnerability to execute
arbitrary PHP script code. He could also create a specially crafted
request that will reveal private posts.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All phpGroupWare users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/phpgroupware-0.9.16.008"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-2498
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name 05-2498
[ 2 ] CAN-2005-2600
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name 05-2600
[ 3 ] Secunia Advisory SA16414
http://secunia.com/advisories/16414
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200508-20.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
