A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - qmailAdmin: Buffer overflow. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200611-15
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: qmailAdmin: Buffer overflow
Date: November 21, 2006
Bugs: #153896
ID: 200611-15
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Synopsis
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qmailAdmin is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to the
remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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qmailAdmin is a free software package that provides a web interface for
managing a qmail system with virtual domains.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-mail/qmailadmin < 1.2.10 >= 1.2.10
Description
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qmailAdmin fails to properly handle the "PATH_INFO" variable in
qmailadmin.c. The PATH_INFO is a standard CGI environment variable
filled with user supplied data.
Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending
qmailAdmin a maliciously crafted URL that could lead to the execution
of arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running qmailAdmin.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All qmailAdmin users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/qmailadmin-1.2.10"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-1141
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1141
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-200611-15.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 2006 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/2.5
