A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Zope: File inclusion through RestructuredText. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200510-20
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Zope: File inclusion through RestructuredText
Date: October 25, 2005
Bugs: #109087
ID: 200510-20
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Synopsis
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Zope is vulnerable to a file inclusion vulnerability when exposing
RestructuredText functionalities to untrusted users.
Background
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Zope is an application server that can be used to build content
management systems, intranets, portals or other custom applications.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-zope/zope < 2.7.8 >= 2.7.8
net-zope/zope == 2.8.0
net-zope/zope == 2.8.1
Description
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Zope honors file inclusion directives in RestructuredText objects by
default.
Impact
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An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending malicious input
that would be interpreted in a RestructuredText Zope object,
potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary Zope code with the
rights of the Zope server.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Zope users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose net-zope/zope
References
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[ 1 ] Zope Hotfix 2005-10-09 Alert
http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/Hotfix_2005-10-09/security_alert
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-200510-20.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
