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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201101-07 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Prewikka: password disclosure |
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Date: January 16, 2011 |
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Bugs: #270056 |
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ID: 201101-07 |
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Synopsis |
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Due to a world-readable file, a local attacker can obtain the SQL |
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database password used by Prewikka. |
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Background |
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Prewikka is a graphical front-end analysis console for the Prelude |
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Hybrid IDS Framework. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-analyzer/prewikka < 0.9.14-r2 >= 0.9.14-r2 |
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Description |
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The permissions of the prewikka.conf file are set world readable. |
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Impact |
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A local attacker could obtain the SQL database password used by |
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Prewikka. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Prewikka users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/prewikka-0.9.14-r2" |
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NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are |
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available since May 18, 2009 . It is likely that your system is already |
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no longer affected by this issue. |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2010-2058 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2058 |
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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-201101-07.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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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2011 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 |