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GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200211-005 |
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PACKAGE : php & mod_php |
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SUMMARY : buffer overflow |
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DATE : 2002-11-20 13:11 UTC |
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EXPLOIT : local & remote |
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- From advisory: |
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Two vulnerabilities exists in mail() PHP function. The first one |
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allows to execute any program/script bypassing safe_mode restriction, |
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the second one may give an open-relay script if mail() function is not |
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carefully used in PHP scripts. |
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Read the full advisory at |
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http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=103011916928204&w=2 |
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SOLUTION |
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It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running |
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dev-php/php-4.2.2-r1 and/or dev-php/mod_php-4.2.2-r1 and earlier |
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update their systems as follows: |
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emerge rsync |
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emerge php |
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and/or |
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emerge mod_php |
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emerge clean |
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aliz@g.o - GnuPG key is available at www.gentoo.org/~aliz |
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rphillips@g.o |
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