Debian: DSA-2752-1 Medium: phpBB Local Permissions Risk
debian
September 7, 2013
Andreas Beckmann discovered that phpBB, a web forum, as installed in Debian, sets incorrect permissions for cached files, allowing a malicious local user to overwrite them
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Summary
For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.0.7-PL1-4+squeeze1.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.0.10-4+deb7u1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.0.11-4.
We recommend that you upgrade your phpbb3 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
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