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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-12.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-12.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5d34ca45 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-12.xml @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200502-12"> + <title>Webmin: Information leak in Gentoo binary package</title> + <synopsis> + Portage-built Webmin binary packages accidentally include a file containing + the local encrypted root password. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">Webmin</product> + <announced>February 11, 2005</announced> + <revised>May 22, 2006: 02</revised> + <bug>77731</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-admin/webmin" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.170-r3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.170-r3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Webmin is a web-based system administration console allowing an + administrator to easily configure servers and other features. Using the + 'buildpkg' FEATURE, or the -b/-B emerge options, Portage can build + reusable binary packages for any of the packages available through the + Portage tree. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team discovered that + the Webmin ebuild contains a design flaw. It imports the encrypted + local root password into the miniserv.users file before building binary + packages that include this file. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could retrieve Portage-built Webmin binary packages + and recover the encrypted root password from the build host. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + Users who never built or shared a Webmin binary package are unaffected + by this. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + Webmin users should delete any old shared Webmin binary package as soon + as possible. They should also consider their buildhost root password + potentially exposed and follow proper audit procedures. + </p> + <p> + If you plan to build binary packages, you should upgrade to the latest + version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/webmin-1.170-r3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0427">CVE-2005-0427</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:50:39 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:50:49 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |