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From: Thierry Carrez <koon@g.o>
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] UPDATE: [ GLSA 200503-35 ] Smarty: Template vulnerability
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 16:33:09
Message-Id: 42595546.3010401@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory [UPDATE] GLSA 200503-35:02
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7 Severity: High
8 Title: Smarty: Template vulnerability
9 Date: March 30, 2005
10 Updated: April 09, 2005
11 Bugs: #86488
12 ID: 200503-35:02
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16 Update
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19 New ways of bypassing Smarty's "Template security" were found and
20 fixed in Smarty. Users making use of that feature are encouraged
21 to upgrade to version 2.6.9.
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23 The updated sections appear below.
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25 Affected packages
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29 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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31 1 dev-php/smarty < 2.6.9 >= 2.6.9
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33 Description
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36 A vulnerability has been discovered within the regex_replace modifier
37 of the Smarty templates when allowing access to untrusted users.
38 Furthermore, it was possible to call functions from {if} statements and
39 {math} functions.
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41 Resolution
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44 All Smarty users should upgrade to the latest version:
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46 # emerge --sync
47 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/smarty-2.6.9"
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49 Availability
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52 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
53 the Gentoo Security Website:
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55 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-35.xml
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57 Concerns?
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60 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
61 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
62 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
63 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
64 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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66 License
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69 Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
70 belongs to its owner(s).
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72 The contents of this document are licensed under the
73 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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75 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

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