From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org
Cc: bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk,
security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200606-08 ] WordPress: Arbitrary command execution
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 23:10:59 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200606092311.03672.jaervosz@gentoo.org> (raw)
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200606-08
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: WordPress: Arbitrary command execution
Date: June 09, 2006
Bugs: #134397
ID: 200606-08
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Synopsis
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WordPress fails to sufficiently check the format of cached username
data.
Background
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WordPress is a PHP and MySQL based content management and publishing
system.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apps/wordpress < 2.0.3 >= 2.0.3
Description
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rgod discovered that WordPress insufficiently checks the format of
cached username data.
Impact
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An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary
commands by sending a specially crafted username. As of Wordpress 2.0.2
the user data cache is disabled as the default.
Workaround
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There are no known workarounds at this time.
Resolution
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All WordPress users should upgrade to the latest available version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/wordpress-2.0.3"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-2667
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2667
[ 2 ] CVE-2006-2702
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2702
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-200606-08.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
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