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From: Sam James <sam@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202101-31 ] Cacti: Remote code execution
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2021 00:58:52
Message-Id: 7C8588E1-35EB-49D7-ACC3-C20714F10AC7@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202101-31
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Cacti: Remote code execution
9 Date: January 26, 2021
10 Bugs: #765019
11 ID: 202101-31
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability in Cacti could lead to remote code execution.
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20 Background
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23 Cacti is a complete frontend to rrdtool.
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25 Affected packages
26 =================
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29 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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31 1 net-analyzer/cacti < 1.2.16-r1 >= 1.2.16-r1
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33 Description
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36 The side_id parameter in data_debug.php does not properly verify input
37 allowing SQL injection.
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39 Impact
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42 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
43 privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
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45 Workaround
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48 There is no known workaround at this time.
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50 Resolution
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53 All Cacti users should upgrade to the latest version:
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55 # emerge --sync
56 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/cacti-1.2.16-r1"
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58 References
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61 [ 1 ] CVE-2020-35701
62 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35701
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64 Availability
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67 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
68 the Gentoo Security Website:
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70 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-31
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72 Concerns?
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75 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
76 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
77 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
78 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
79 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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81 License
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84 Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
85 belongs to its owner(s).
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87 The contents of this document are licensed under the
88 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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90 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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