Mandrake alert: mod_frontpage update

Posted by dave on Mar 7, 2002 7:36 PM EDT
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A problem was found in versions of improved mod_frontpage prior to 1.6.1 regarding a lack of boundary checks in fpexec.c. This means that the suid root binary is exploitable for buffer overflows. This could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server with superuser privileges. Although there are no known exploits available, if you use mod_frontpage you are strongly encouraged to upgrade. This update for Mandrake Linux has been completely reworked and is easier to configure and use, as well as supporting the new FrontPage 2002 extensions.

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Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory ________________________________________________________________________

Package name: mod_frontpage Advisory ID: MDKSA-2002:021 Date: March 7th, 2002 Affected versions: 8.0, 8.1 ________________________________________________________________________

Problem Description:

A problem was found in versions of improved mod_frontpage prior to 1.6.1 regarding a lack of boundary checks in fpexec.c. This means that the suid root binary is exploitable for buffer overflows. This could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server with superuser privileges. Although there are no known exploits available, if you use mod_frontpage you are strongly encouraged to upgrade.

This update for Mandrake Linux has been completely reworked and is easier to configure and use, as well as supporting the new FrontPage 2002 extensions. ________________________________________________________________________

References:

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Updated Packages:

Mandrake Linux 8.0: 0b2760b21addbe6396be4abe6be97305 8.0/RPMS/mod_frontpage-1.6.1-3.1mdk.i586.rpm 2fb9a89afd1385ab60c894f6985284e7 8.0/SRPMS/mod_frontpage-1.6.1-3.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.0/ppc: 009635a52c08313eede64f30fff223f2 ppc/8.0/RPMS/mod_frontpage-1.6.1-3.1mdk.ppc.rpm 2fb9a89afd1385ab60c894f6985284e7 ppc/8.0/SRPMS/mod_frontpage-1.6.1-3.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.1: 8c2baeebb796353035f8816ed6cdfbed 8.1/RPMS/mod_frontpage-1.6.1-3.1mdk.i586.rpm 2fb9a89afd1385ab60c894f6985284e7 8.1/SRPMS/mod_frontpage-1.6.1-3.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.1/ia64: 9d175e164af2e6a39c2d4576e543752e ia64/8.1/RPMS/mod_frontpage-1.6.1-3.1mdk.ia64.rpm 2fb9a89afd1385ab60c894f6985284e7 ia64/8.1/SRPMS/mod_frontpage-1.6.1-3.1mdk.src.rpm ________________________________________________________________________

Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):

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To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm". A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of the downloaded package. You can do this with the command:

rpm --checksig <filename>

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security. You can obtain the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team from:

https://www.mandrakesecure.net/RPM-GPG-KEYS

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services that anyone can subscribe to. Information on these lists can be obtained by visiting:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security@linux-mandrake.com ________________________________________________________________________

Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team <security@linux-mandrake.com>

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