[ GLSA 200507-01 ] PEAR XML-RPC, phpxmlrpc: PHP script injection vulnerability

[Thierry Carrez <koon () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200507-01
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  Severity: High
     Title: PEAR XML-RPC, phpxmlrpc: PHP script injection vulnerability
      Date: July 03, 2005
      Bugs: #97399, #97629
        ID: 200507-01

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Synopsis
========

The PEAR XML-RPC and phpxmlrpc libraries allow remote attackers to
execute arbitrary PHP script commands.

Background
==========

The PEAR XML-RPC and phpxmlrpc libraries are both PHP implementations
of the XML-RPC protocol.

Affected packages
=================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package               /  Vulnerable  /                 Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  dev-php/PEAR-XML_RPC       < 1.3.1                       >= 1.3.1
  2  dev-php/phpxmlrpc          < 1.1.1                       >= 1.1.1
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
    -------------------------------------------------------------------

Description
===========

James Bercegay of GulfTech Security Research discovered that the PEAR
XML-RPC and phpxmlrpc libraries fail to sanatize input sent using the
"POST" method.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary
PHP script code by sending a specially crafted XML document to web
applications making use of these libraries.

Workaround
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There are no known workarounds at this time.

Resolution
==========

All PEAR-XML_RPC users should upgrade to the latest available version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/PEAR-XML_RPC-1.3.1"

All phpxmlrpc users should upgrade to the latest available version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/phpxmlrpc-1.1.1"

References
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  [ 1 ] CAN-2005-1921
        http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1921
  [ 2 ] GulfTech Advisory
        http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00088-07022005

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-01.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

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