Debian: DSA-3227-1: movabletype-opensource security update

Date15 Apr 2015

CategoryDebian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted ByLinuxSecurity Advisories

John Lightsey discovered a format string injection vulnerability in the localisation of templates in Movable Type, a blogging system. An unauthenticated remote attacker could take advantage of this flaw to execute arbitrary code as the web server user.


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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3227-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                      Salvatore Bonaccorso
April 15, 2015                         https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : movabletype-opensource
CVE ID         : CVE-2015-0845

John Lightsey discovered a format string injection vulnerability in the
localisation of templates in Movable Type, a blogging system. An
unauthenticated remote attacker could take advantage of this flaw to
execute arbitrary code as the web server user.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 5.1.4+dfsg-4+deb7u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your movabletype-opensource packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

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