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From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@g.o>
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200510-16 ] phpMyAdmin: Local file inclusion vulnerability
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:34:50
Message-Id: 200510171706.41812.jaervosz@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200510-16
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: phpMyAdmin: Local file inclusion vulnerability
9 Date: October 17, 2005
10 Bugs: #108939
11 ID: 200510-16
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15 Synopsis
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18 phpMyAdmin contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that may lead
19 to the execution of arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 phpMyAdmin is a tool written in PHP intended to handle the
25 administration of MySQL over the web.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 dev-db/phpmyadmin < 2.6.4_p2 >= 2.6.4_p2
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35 Description
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38 Maksymilian Arciemowicz reported that in
39 libraries/grab_globals.lib.php, the $__redirect parameter was not
40 correctly validated. Systems running PHP in safe mode are not affected.
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42 Impact
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45 A local attacker may exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious
46 requests, causing the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of
47 the user running the web server.
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49 Workaround
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52 Run PHP in safe mode.
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54 Resolution
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57 All phpMyAdmin users should upgrade to the latest version:
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59 # emerge --sync
60 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-2.6.4_p2"
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62 References
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65 [ 1 ] PMASA-2005-4
66 http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2005-4
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68 Availability
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71 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
72 the Gentoo Security Website:
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74 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200510-16.xml
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76 Concerns?
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79 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
80 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
81 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
82 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
83 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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85 License
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88 Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
89 belongs to its owner(s).
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91 The contents of this document are licensed under the
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