-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PACKAGE : mnogosearch SUMMARY : Remote buffer overflow vulnerabilities DATE : 2003-07-28 13:40:00 ID : CLA-2003:711 RELEVANT RELEASES : 9 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION mnoGoSearch[1] is a full-featured web search engine software for intranet and internet servers. This update addresses two vulnerabilities in mnoGoSearch which affect Conectiva Linux 9: 1. Buffer overflow in the "ul" variable (CAN-2003-0436) pokleyzz <pokleyzz@scan-associates.net> reported[2] a buffer overflow vulnerability in mnoGoSearch which can be exploited remotely to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the webserver. 2. Buffer overflow in the query variable ("q") (CVE-2002-0789) qitest1 <qitest1at_private> reported a buffer overflow vulnerability[3] in the query variable ("q") which can be exploited remotely to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the webserver. The packages available through this update contain the new version released by the authors that fixes these issues. Additionally, some other bugfixes and enhancements have been included: - the files are now placed in the webserver directory (/srv/www) and not in /var/www; - the CGI executable "search.cgi" is now installed in /srv/www/default/cgi-bin; - access to the "search.cgi" CGI executable is restricted by default to localhost (or 127.0.0.1). To change these permissions, please edit /etc/apache/conf/conf.d/mnogosearch.conf and restart Apache. This was done to avoid a possible unnecessary exposure of this service in the case the package was installed but not configured. - configuration files in the /etc/mnogosearch directory have now stricter access permissions in order to avoid exposure of their database access passwords; - two new subpackages have been created: mnogosearch-devel and mnogosearch-devel-static, used only for development purposes. SOLUTION It is recommended that all mnoGoSearch users upgrade their packages. REFERENCES 1. http://www.mnogosearch.org 2. http://www.scan-associates.net/papers/mnogosearch.txt UPDATED PACKAGES ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/SRPMS/mnogosearch-3.1.21-12434U90_2cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/mnogosearch-3.1.21-12434U90_2cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/mnogosearch-devel-3.1.21-12434U90_2cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/mnogosearch-devel-static-3.1.21-12434U90_2cl.i386.rpm ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS The apt tool can be used to perform RPM packages upgrades: - run: apt-get update - after that, execute: apt-get upgrade Detailed instructions reagarding the use of apt and upgrade examples can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions on how to import it can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (c) 2003 Conectiva Inc. http://www.conectiva.com - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- subscribe: conectiva-updates-subscribeat_private unsubscribe: conectiva-updates-unsubscribeat_private -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE/JVIE42jd0JmAcZARAlDGAJ4rZLfurONBAtrTP7iw4Qew9ZpOWQCfb0TH BbyV09ddfIFALAwcTTJq4C4= =oM7p -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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