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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200712-05 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: PEAR::MDB2: Information disclosure |
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Date: December 09, 2007 |
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Bugs: #198446 |
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ID: 200712-05 |
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Synopsis |
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A vulnerability when handling database input in PEAR::MDB2 allows |
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remote attackers to obtain sensitive information. |
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Background |
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PEAR::MDB2 is a database abstraction layer for PHP aimed to provide a |
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common API for all supported relational database management systems. A |
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LOB ("large object") is a database field holding binary data. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-php/PEAR-MDB2 < 2.5.0_alpha1 >= 2.5.0_alpha1 |
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Description |
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priyadi discovered that the request to store a URL string as a LOB is |
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treated as a request to retrieve and store the contents of the URL. |
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Impact |
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If an application using PEAR::MDB2 allows input of LOB values via a web |
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form, remote attackers could use the application as an indirect proxy |
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or obtain sensitive information, including "file://" URLs local to the |
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web server. |
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Workaround |
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As a workaround, manually filter input before storing it as a LOB in |
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PEAR::MDB2. |
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Resolution |
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All PEAR::MDB2 users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/PEAR-MDB2-2.5.0_alpha1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-5934 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5934 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-05.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |
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