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INFORMATION BULLETIN
phpmyadmin Several Vulnerabilities
[DSA-1207-1]
November 10, 2006 18:00 GMT Number R-036
[REVISED 20 Nov 2006]
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PROBLEM: Several remote web vulnerabilities have been discovered in
phpMyAdmin.
PLATFORM: version 2.6.2-3sarge2
version 2.9.0.3-1
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge
DAMAGE: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow
remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.
SOLUTION: Apply current patches.
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VULNERABILITY The risk is MEDIUM. Allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary
ASSESSMENT: code.
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LINKS:
CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/r-036.shtml
ORIGINAL BULLETIN: http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1207
CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=
CVE-2006-1678, CVE-2006-2418, CVE-2005-3621,
CVE-2005-3665, CVE-2006-5116
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REVISION HISTORY:
11/20/2006 - revised to reflect changes Debian has made in DSA-1207-2 where the
phpmyadmin update in DSA-1207 introduced a regression. This update
corrects this flaw.
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Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1207-2 phpmyadmin -- several vulnerabilities
Date Reported:
09 Nov 2006
Affected Packages:
phpmyadmin
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 339437, Bug 340438, Bug 362567, Bug 368082, Bug 391090.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2006-1678, CVE-2006-2418, CVE-2005-3621, CVE-2005-3665, CVE-2006-5116.
More information:
The phpmyadmin update in DSA 1207 introduced a regression. This update
corrects this flaw. For completeness, the original advisory text below:
Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in phpMyAdmin, a program to administrate MySQL over the web. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
* CVE-2005-3621
CRLF injection vulnerability allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP response splitting attacks.
* CVE-2005-3665
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) HTTP_HOST variable and (2) various scripts in the libraries directory that handle header generation.
* CVE-2006-1678
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via scripts in the themes directory.
* CVE-2006-2418
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the db parameter of footer.inc.php.
* CVE-2006-5116
A remote attacker could overwrite internal variables through the _FILES global variable.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.2-3sarge2.
For the upcoming stable release (etch) and unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 2.9.0.3-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your phpmyadmin package.
Fixed in:
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)
Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin_2.6.2-3sarge2.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin_2.6.2-3sarge2.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin_2.6.2.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin_2.6.2-3sarge2_all.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.
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CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Debian for the
information contained in this bulletin.
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