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Gentoo GLSA-200511-18 Normal: phpSysInfo Threats and Security Risks

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Calendar Grey November 22, 2005
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phpSysInfo encounters various risks such as local file disclosure and execution flaws on Gentoo.
phpSysInfo is vulnerable to multiple issues, including a local file inclusion leading to information disclosure and the potential execution of arbitrary code

Summary

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200511-18 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: phpSysInfo: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: November 22, 2005 Bugs: #112482 ID: 200511-18

Synopsis ======= phpSysInfo is vulnerable to multiple issues, including a local file inclusion leading to information disclosure and the potential execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= phpSysInfo displays various system stats via PHP scripts.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-apps/phpsysinfo < 2.4.1 >= 2.4.1
========== Christopher Kunz from the Hardened-PHP Project discovered that phpSysInfo is vulnerable to local file inclusion, cross-site s...

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security advisory gentoo cross-site scripting arbitrary code execution information disclosure phpSysInfo HTTP response splitting

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