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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200501-36
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Severity: High
Title: AWStats: Remote code execution
Date: January 25, 2005
Bugs: #77963
ID: 200501-36

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Synopsis
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AWStats fails to validate certain input, which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.



Background
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AWStats is an advanced log file analyzer and statistics generator.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-www/awstats < 6.3 >= 6.3

Description
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When 'awstats.pl' is run as a CGI script, it fails to validate specific inputs which are used in a Perl open() function call.

Impact
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A remote attacker could supply AWStats malicious input, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the web server.

Workaround
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Making sure that AWStats does not run as a CGI script will avoid the issue, but we recommend that users upgrade to the latest version, which fixes these bugs.

Resolution
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All AWStats users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-www/awstats-6.3"

References
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[ 1 ] AWStats ChangeLog
http://awstats.sourceforge.net/docs/awstats_changelog.txt
[ 2 ] iDEFENSE Advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=185

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-200501-36.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