A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Sarg: Remote execution of arbitrary code. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200803-21
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Sarg: Remote execution of arbitrary code
Date: March 12, 2008
Bugs: #212208, #212731
ID: 200803-21
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Synopsis
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Sarg is vulnerable to the execution of arbitrary code when processed
with untrusted input files.
Background
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Sarg (Squid Analysis Report Generator) is a tool that provides many
informations about the Squid web proxy server users activities: time,
sites, traffic, etc.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-analyzer/sarg < 2.2.5 >= 2.2.5
Description
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Sarg doesn't properly check its input for abnormal content when
processing Squid log files.
Impact
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A remote attacker using a vulnerable Squid as a proxy server or a
reverse-proxy server can inject arbitrary content into the "User-Agent"
HTTP client header, that will be processed by sarg, which will lead to
the execution of arbitrary code, or JavaScript injection, allowing
Cross-Site Scripting attacks and the theft of credentials.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All sarg users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/sarg-2.2.5"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-1167
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1167
[ 2 ] CVE-2008-1168
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1168
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-200803-21.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 2008 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
