From lewk@gentoo.org Tue Jan 25 18:37:06 2005 From: Luke Macken To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org Cc: bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com, security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:13:13 -0500 Subject: [ GLSA 200501-36 ] AWStats: Remote code execution - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200501-36 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: AWStats: Remote code execution Date: January 25, 2005 Bugs: #77963 ID: 200501-36 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== AWStats fails to validate certain input, which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code. Background ========== AWStats is an advanced log file analyzer and statistics generator. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-www/awstats < 6.3 >= 6.3 Description =========== When 'awstats.pl' is run as a CGI script, it fails to validate specific inputs which are used in a Perl open() function call. Impact ====== A remote attacker could supply AWStats malicious input, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the web server. Workaround ========== Making sure that AWStats does not run as a CGI script will avoid the issue, but we recommend that users upgrade to the latest version, which fixes these bugs. Resolution ========== All AWStats users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-www/awstats-6.3" References ========== [ 1 ] AWStats ChangeLog http://awstats.sourceforge.net/docs/awstats_changelog.txt [ 2 ] iDEFENSE Advisory http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=185 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-36.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 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 [ Part 2, Application/PGP-SIGNATURE 196bytes. ] [ Unable to print this part. ]