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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200405-16.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200405-16.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..47b21e7e5bbe --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200405-16.xml @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200405-16"> + <title>Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities in SquirrelMail</title> + <synopsis> + SquirrelMail is subject to several XSS and one SQL injection vulnerability. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">SquirrelMail</product> + <announced>May 25, 2004</announced> + <revised>May 27, 2006: 04</revised> + <bug>49675</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="mail-client/squirrelmail" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.4.3_rc1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.4.3_rc1</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> + Several unspecified cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities and a + well hidden SQL injection vulnerability were found. An XSS attack + allows an attacker to insert malicious code into a web-based + application. SquirrelMail does not check for code when parsing + variables received via the URL query string. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + One of the XSS vulnerabilities could be exploited by an attacker to + steal cookie-based authentication credentials from the user's browser. + The SQL injection issue could potentially be used by an attacker to run + arbitrary SQL commands inside the SquirrelMail database with privileges + of the SquirrelMail database user. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. All users are advised to + upgrade to version 1.4.3_rc1 or higher of SquirrelMail. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All SquirrelMail users should upgrade to the latest stable version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=mail-client/squirrelmail-1.4.3_rc1" + # emerge ">=mail-client/squirrelmail-1.4.3_rc1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=4199060&forum_id=1988">SquirrelMail 1.4.3_rc1 release annoucement</uri> + <uri link="http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10246/">Bugtraq security annoucement</uri> + <uri link="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-02.html">CERT description of XSS</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0519">CVE-2004-0519</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0521">CVE-2004-0521</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |