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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-39.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-39.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6e2a976e --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-39.xml @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +<?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="200501-39"> + <title>SquirrelMail: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + SquirrelMail fails to properly sanitize user input, which could lead to + arbitrary code execution and compromise webmail accounts. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">SquirrelMail</product> + <announced>January 28, 2005</announced> + <revised>January 28, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>78116</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="mail-client/squirrelmail" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.4.4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">1.4.3a-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + SquirrelMail is a webmail package written in PHP. It supports IMAP + and SMTP and can optionally be installed with SQL support. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + SquirrelMail fails to properly sanitize certain strings when + decoding specially-crafted strings, which can lead to PHP file + inclusion and XSS. + </p> + <ul> + <li>Insufficient checking of incoming URLs + in prefs.php (CAN-2005-0075) and in webmail.php (CAN-2005-0103).</li> + <li>Insufficient escaping of integers in webmail.php + (CAN-2005-0104).</li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + By sending a specially-crafted URL, an attacker can execute + arbitrary code from the local system with the permissions of the web + server. Furthermore by enticing a user to load a specially-crafted URL, + it is possible to display arbitrary remote web pages in Squirrelmail's + frameset and execute arbitrary scripts running in the context of the + victim's browser. This could lead to a compromise of the user's webmail + account, cookie theft, etc. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + The arbitrary code execution is only possible with + "register_globals" set to "On". Gentoo ships PHP with + "register_globals" set to "Off" by default. There are no known + workarounds for the other issues at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All SquirrelMail users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/squirrelmail-1.4.4"</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://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=10628451">SquirrelMail Advisory</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0075">CAN-2005-0075</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0103">CAN-2005-0103</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0104">CAN-2005-0104</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 25 Jan 2005 17:32:40 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Fri, 28 Jan 2005 10:51:51 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |