[CLA-2003:713] Conectiva Security Announcement - perl

From: Conectiva Updates (secureat_private)
Date: Tue Jul 29 2003 - 10:54:46 PDT

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    CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 
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    PACKAGE   : perl
    SUMMARY   : CGI.pm cross site scripting vulnerability
    DATE      : 2003-07-29 14:53:00
    ID        : CLA-2003:713
    RELEVANT
    RELEASES  : 8, 9
    
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    DESCRIPTION
     Perl is a high-level interpreted programming language well known for
     its flexibility and ability to work with text streams.
     
     obscureat_private reported[1] a cross site scripting
     vulnerability in the CGI.pm perl module. This module is used to
     facilitate the creation of web forms and is part of the perl-modules
     RPM package.
    
    
    SOLUTION
     It is recommended that all users of the CGI.pm module upgrade their
     packages.
     
     
     REFERENCES
     1. http://eyeonsecurity.org/advisories/CGI.pm/adv.html
    
    
    UPDATED PACKAGES
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/SRPMS/perl-5.6.1-19U80_1cl.src.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/miniperl-5.6.1-19U80_1cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/perl-5.6.1-19U80_1cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/perl-base-5.6.1-19U80_1cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/perl-devel-5.6.1-19U80_1cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/perl-devel-static-5.6.1-19U80_1cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/perl-doc-5.6.1-19U80_1cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/perl-lib-5.6.1-19U80_1cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/perl-modules-5.6.1-19U80_1cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/perl-utils-5.6.1-19U80_1cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/SRPMS/perl-5.8.0-28837U90_2cl.src.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/libperl5.8-5.8.0-28837U90_2cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/miniperl-5.8.0-28837U90_2cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/perl-5.8.0-28837U90_2cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/perl-base-5.8.0-28837U90_2cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/perl-devel-5.8.0-28837U90_2cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/perl-devel-static-5.8.0-28837U90_2cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/perl-doc-5.8.0-28837U90_2cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/perl-modules-5.8.0-28837U90_2cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/perl-suidperl-5.8.0-28837U90_2cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/perl-utils-5.8.0-28837U90_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
    
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    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
    
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    All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en
    
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