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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200606-06.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200606-06.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b37239d479a6 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200606-06.xml @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200606-06"> + <title>AWStats: Remote execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + AWStats contains a bug in the sanitization of the input parameters which + can lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">awstats</product> + <announced>June 07, 2006</announced> + <revised>May 28, 2009: 02</revised> + <bug>130487</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-misc/awstats" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">6.5-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">6.5-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + AWStats is an advanced log file analyzer and statistics generator. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Hendrik Weimer has found that if updating the statistics via the + web frontend is enabled, it is possible to inject arbitrary code via a + pipe character in the "migrate" parameter. Additionally, r0t has + discovered that AWStats fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input + in awstats.pl. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the server in the + context of the application running the AWStats CGI script if updating + of the statistics via web frontend is allowed. Nonetheless, all + configurations are affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability in + awstats.pl, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary scripts + running in the context of the victim's browser. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + Disable statistics updates using the web frontend to avoid code + injection. However, there is no known workaround at this time + concerning the cross-site scripting vulnerability. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All AWStats users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-misc/awstats-6.5-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1945">CVE-2006-1945</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2237">CVE-2006-2237</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 20 May 2006 08:51:28 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 21 May 2006 19:06:44 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:20:28 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> +</glsa> |