From koon@gentoo.org Mon Oct 18 15:56:56 2004 From: Thierry Carrez To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org Cc: bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com, security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:43:50 +0200 Subject: [Full-Disclosure] [ GLSA 200410-14 ] phpMyAdmin: Vulnerability in MIME-based transformation system - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200410-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: phpMyAdmin: Vulnerability in MIME-based transformation system Date: October 18, 2004 Bugs: #67409 ID: 200410-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A vulnerability has been found in the MIME-based transformation system of phpMyAdmin, which may allow remote execution of arbitrary commands if PHP's "safe mode" is disabled. Background ========== phpMyAdmin is a popular web-based MySQL administration tool written in PHP. It allows users to browse and administer a MySQL database from a web-browser. Transformations are a phpMyAdmin feature allowing plug-ins to rewrite the contents of any column seen in phpMyAdmin's Browsing mode, including using insertion of PHP or JavaScript code. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-db/phpmyadmin < 2.6.0_p2 >= 2.6.0_p2 Description =========== A defect was found in phpMyAdmin's MIME-based transformation system, when used with "external" transformations. Impact ====== A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the server with the rights of the HTTP server user. Workaround ========== Enabling PHP safe mode ("safe_mode = On" in php.ini) may serve as a temporary workaround. Resolution ========== All phpMyAdmin users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-2.6.0_p2" # emerge ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-2.6.0_p2" References ========== [ 1 ] phpMyAdmin 2.6.0_pl2 Release Announcement http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=414281 [ 2 ] Secunia Advisory SA12813 http://secunia.com/advisories/12813/ Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-14.xml Concerns? ========= 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 ======= Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 [ Part 2, "OpenPGP digital signature" Application/PGP-SIGNATURE ] [ 196bytes. ] [ Unable to print this part. ]