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A vulnerability was discovered in the transparent session ID support in PHP4 prior to version 4.3.2. It did not properly escape user- supplied input prior to inserting it in the generated web page. This could be exploited by an attacker to execute embedded scripts within the context of the generated HTML (CAN-2003-0442).
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Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
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Package name: php
Advisory ID: MDKSA-2003:082-1
Date: August 12th, 2003
Original Advisory Date: August 4th, 2003
Affected versions: 8.2, Multi Network Firewall 8.2
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Problem Description:
A vulnerability was discovered in the transparent session ID support
in PHP4 prior to version 4.3.2. It did not properly escape user-
supplied input prior to inserting it in the generated web page. This
could be exploited by an attacker to execute embedded scripts within
the context of the generated HTML (CAN-2003-0442).
As well, two vulnerabilities had not been patched in the PHP packages
included with Mandrake Linux 8.2: The mail() function did not filter
ASCII control filters from its arguments, which could allow an attacker
to modify the mail message content (CAN-2002-0986). Another
vulnerability in the mail() function would allow a remote attacker to
bypass safe mode restrictions and modify the command line arguments
passed to the MTA in the fifth argument (CAN-2002-0985).
All users are encouraged to upgrade to these patched packages.
Update:
The packages for Mandrake Linux 8.2 and Multi-Network Firewall 8.2,
due to improper BuildRequires did not include mail() support. This
update corrects that problem.
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References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0442http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-0985http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-0986
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Updated Packages:
Mandrake Linux 8.2:
e00bc1b2aa638d0d92a0c96c491804c3 8.2/RPMS/php-4.1.2-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
d477786ad6c7aef4efb9147d651c4f85 8.2/RPMS/php-common-4.1.2-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
41261cae7e3c26131ccb52f45f3114e1 8.2/RPMS/php-devel-4.1.2-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
e7ad08fb40ea9b7a4973b9290fc9aa9f 8.2/SRPMS/php-4.1.2-1.2mdk.src.rpm
Multi Network Firewall 8.2:
d477786ad6c7aef4efb9147d651c4f85 mnf8.2/RPMS/php-common-4.1.2-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
e7ad08fb40ea9b7a4973b9290fc9aa9f mnf8.2/SRPMS/php-4.1.2-1.2mdk.src.rpm
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Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):
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To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php
All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security. You can obtain
the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team by executing:
gpg --recv-keys --keyserver http://www.mandrakesecure.net 0x22458A98
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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