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                                   CERT-Renater

                        Note d'Information No. 2005/VULN668
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DATE                      : 25/10/2005

HARDWARE PLATFORM(S)      : /

OPERATING SYSTEM(S)       : Systems running phpMyAdmin.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200510-21
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                                             http://security.gentoo.org/
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   Severity: Normal
      Title: phpMyAdmin: Local file inclusion and XSS vulnerabilities
       Date: October 25, 2005
       Bugs: #110146
         ID: 200510-21

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Synopsis
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phpMyAdmin contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that may lead
to the execution of arbitrary code, along with several cross-site
scripting issues.

Background
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phpMyAdmin is a tool written in PHP intended to handle the
administration of MySQL over the web.

Affected packages
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      Package            /  Vulnerable  /                    Unaffected
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   1  dev-db/phpmyadmin     < 2.6.4_p3                      >= 2.6.4_p3

Description
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Stefan Esser discovered that by calling certain PHP files directly, it
was possible to workaround the grab_globals.lib.php security model and
overwrite the $cfg configuration array. Systems running PHP in safe
mode are not affected. Futhermore, Tobias Klein reported several
cross-site-scripting issues resulting from insufficient user input
sanitizing.

Impact
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A local attacker may exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious
requests, causing the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of
the user running the web server. Furthermore, the cross-site scripting
issues give a remote attacker the ability to inject and execute
malicious script code or to steal cookie-based authentication
credentials, potentially compromising the victim's browser.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround for all those issues at this time.

Resolution
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All phpMyAdmin users should upgrade to the latest version:

     # emerge --sync
     # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-2.6.4_p3"

References
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   [ 1 ] PMASA-2005-5
         http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2005-5

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-200510-21.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
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/2.0

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