Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200507-01 - James Bercegay of GulfTech Security Research discovered that the PEAR XML-RPC and phpxmlrpc libraries fail to sanitize input sent using the POST method. Versions less than 1.3.1 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200507-01
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Severity: High
Title: PEAR XML-RPC, phpxmlrpc: PHP script injection vulnerability
Date: July 03, 2005
Bugs: #97399, #97629
ID: 200507-01
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Synopsis
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The PEAR XML-RPC and phpxmlrpc libraries allow remote attackers to
execute arbitrary PHP script commands.
Background
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The PEAR XML-RPC and phpxmlrpc libraries are both PHP implementations
of the XML-RPC protocol.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-php/PEAR-XML_RPC < 1.3.1 >= 1.3.1
2 dev-php/phpxmlrpc < 1.1.1 >= 1.1.1
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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Description
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James Bercegay of GulfTech Security Research discovered that the PEAR
XML-RPC and phpxmlrpc libraries fail to sanatize input sent using the
"POST" method.
Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary
PHP script code by sending a specially crafted XML document to web
applications making use of these libraries.
Workaround
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There are no known workarounds at this time.
Resolution
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All PEAR-XML_RPC users should upgrade to the latest available version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/PEAR-XML_RPC-1.3.1"
All phpxmlrpc users should upgrade to the latest available version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/phpxmlrpc-1.1.1"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-1921
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1921
[ 2 ] GulfTech Advisory
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00088-07022005
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-01.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
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The contents of this document are licensed under the
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