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author | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
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committer | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
commit | 4f2d7949f03e1c198bc888f2d05f421d35c57e21 (patch) | |
tree | ba5f07bf3f9d22d82e54a462313f5d244036c768 /metadata/glsa/glsa-200402-05.xml |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200402-05.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200402-05.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..32b445a54d42 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200402-05.xml @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200402-05"> + <title>phpMyAdmin < 2.5.6-rc1: possible attack against export.php</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability in phpMyAdmin which was not properly verifying user + generated input could lead to a directory traversal attack. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">phpmyadmin</product> + <announced>2004-02-17</announced> + <revised>2004-02-17: 01</revised> + <bug>40268</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-db/phpmyadmin" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.5.6_rc1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">2.5.5_p1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + phpMyAdmin is a tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration + of MySQL databased over the Web. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + One component of the phpMyAdmin software package (export.php) does not + properly verify input that is passed to it from a remote user. Since the + input is used to include other files, it is possible to launch a directory + traversal attack. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + Private information could be gleaned from the remote server if an attacker + uses a malformed URL such as http://phpmyadmin.example.com/export.php?what=../../../[existing_file] + </p> + <p> + In this scenario, the script does not sanitize the "what" argument passed + to it, allowing directory traversal attacks to take place, disclosing + the contents of files if the file is readable as the web-server user. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + The workaround is to either patch the export.php file using the + referenced CVS patch or upgrade the software via Portage. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + Users are encouraged to upgrade to phpMyAdmin-2.5.6_rc1: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + # emerge -pv ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-2.5.6_rc1" + # emerge ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-2.5.6_rc1" + # emerge clean</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/phpmyadmin/phpMyAdmin/export.php?r1=2.3&r2=2.3.2.1">CVS Patch</uri> + </references> +</glsa> |