Gentoo: GLSA 201309-14 High: MoinMoin Code Execution Threat
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September 24, 2013
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in MoinMoin, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MoinMoin. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All MoinMoin users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/moinmoin-1.9.6"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2012-6080 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6080 [ 2 ] CVE-2012-6081 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6081 [ 3 ] CVE-2012-6082 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6082 [ 4 ] CVE-2012-6495 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6495
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201309-14
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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 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: High
Title: MoinMoin: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 24, 2013
Bugs: #449314
ID: 201309-14
Topics Covered
Background
MoinMoin is a Python WikiEngine.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apps/moinmoin < 1.9.6 >= 1.9.6
Impact
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A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, overwrite arbitrary files, or conduct
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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