June 2005
Two Gentoo Linux Security Advisories: 1. GLSA 200506-12 - MediaWiki 2. GLSA 200505-06:02 - TCPDump
ID: 00489
Ref: 451/2005
Date: 14 June 2005:14:35:52
Version: 1
Title: Two Gentoo Linux Security Advisories: 1. GLSA 200506-12 - MediaWiki 2. GLSA 200505-06:02 - TCPDump
Abstract:
Vendors affected: Gentoo
Operating systems affected: Gentoo
Applications affected: Gentoo
Title
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Two Gentoo Linux Security Advisories:
1. GLSA 200506-12 - MediaWiki
2. GLSA 200505-06:02 - TCPDump
Detail
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1. MediaWiki incorrectly handles page template inclusions, rendering it
vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.
2. TCPDump improperly handles and decodes ISIS (CAN-2005-1278), BGP
(CAN-2005-1267, CAN-2005-1279), LDP (CAN-2005-1279) and RSVP
(CAN-2005-1280) packets. TCPDump might loop endlessly after receiving
malformed packets.
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: MediaWiki: Cross-site scripting vulnerability
Date: June 13, 2005
Bugs: #95255
ID: 200506-12
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Synopsis
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MediaWiki is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack that could
allow arbitrary scripting code execution.
Background
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MediaWiki is a collaborative editing software, used by big projects
like Wikipedia.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apps/mediawiki < 1.4.5 >= 1.4.5
*>= 1.3.13
Description
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MediaWiki incorrectly handles page template inclusions, rendering it
vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.
Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious
script code that will be executed in a user's browser session in the
context of the vulnerable site.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All MediaWiki users should upgrade to the latest available versions:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose www-apps/mediawiki
References
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[ 1 ] MediaWiki 1.4.5 Release Notes
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=332231
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-200506-12.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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Severity: Normal
Title: TCPDump: Decoding routines Denial of Service vulnerability
Date: May 09, 2005
Updated: June 12, 2005
Bugs: #90541, #95349
ID: 200505-06:02
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Update
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While working on the tcpdump issues solved in the original version of
this GLSA, Simon L. Nielsen from FreeBSD Security Team discovered a
similar infinite loop DoS vulnerability in the BGP handling code
(CAN-2005-1267). New packages have been released to address this new
issue.
The updated sections appear below.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-analyzer/tcpdump < 3.8.3-r3 >= 3.8.3-r3
Description
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TCPDump improperly handles and decodes ISIS (CAN-2005-1278), BGP
(CAN-2005-1267, CAN-2005-1279), LDP (CAN-2005-1279) and RSVP
(CAN-2005-1280) packets. TCPDump might loop endlessly after receiving
malformed packets.
Resolution
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All TCPDump users should upgrade to the latest available version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/tcpdump-3.8.3-r3"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-1267
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2005-1267
[ 2 ] CAN-2005-1278
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2005-1278
[ 3 ] CAN-2005-1279
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2005-1279
[ 4 ] CAN-2005-1280
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2005-1280
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-06.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