A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - ViewVC: Multiple vulnerabilities. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200803-29
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: ViewVC: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 19, 2008
Bugs: #212288
ID: 200803-29
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Synopsis
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Multiple security issues have been reported in ViewVC, which can be
exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
Background
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ViewVC is a browser interface for CVS and Subversion version control
repositories.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apps/viewvc < 1.05 >= 1.05
Description
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Multiple unspecified errors were reportedly fixed by the ViewVC
development team.
Impact
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A remote attacker could send a specially crafted URL to the server to
list CVS or SVN commits on "all-forbidden" files, access hidden CVSROOT
folders, and view restricted content via the revision view, the log
history, or the diff view.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All ViewVC users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/viewvc-1.05"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-1290
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1290
[ 2 ] CVE-2008-1291
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1291
[ 3 ] CVE-2008-1292
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1292
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-200803-29.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
