November 2006

ID: 00811
Ref: 770/2006
Date: 22 November 2006:13:55:10
Version: 1

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Title: Gentoo Linux Security Advisory: GLSA 200611-15 - qmailAdmin: Buffer overflow
Abstract:
Vendors affected: Gentoo
Operating systems affected: Gentoo
Applications affected: Gentoo

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Title
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory: GLSA 200611-15 - qmailAdmin: Buffer overflow

Detail
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qmailAdmin fails to properly handle the "PATH_INFO" variable in
qmailadmin.c. The PATH_INFO is a standard CGI environment variable
filled with user supplied data.


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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200611-15
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: qmailAdmin: Buffer overflow
Date: November 21, 2006
Bugs: #153896
ID: 200611-15

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Synopsis
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qmailAdmin is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to the
remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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qmailAdmin is a free software package that provides a web interface for
managing a qmail system with virtual domains.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-mail/qmailadmin < 1.2.10 >= 1.2.10

Description
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qmailAdmin fails to properly handle the "PATH_INFO" variable in
qmailadmin.c. The PATH_INFO is a standard CGI environment variable
filled with user supplied data.

Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending
qmailAdmin a maliciously crafted URL that could lead to the execution
of arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running qmailAdmin.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All qmailAdmin users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/qmailadmin-1.2.10"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-1141
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1141

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-200611-15.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 2006 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/2.5