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Gentoo: GLSA-201402-15 High Severity: Roundcube SQL Injection Risk Alert

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A critical vulnerability in Roundcube could enable arbitrary code execution and SQL injection on Gentoo systems, compromising server integrity and data security.
A vulnerability in Roundcube could result in arbitrary code execution, SQL injection, or reading of arbitrary files.

Summary

A vulnerability in steps/utils/save_pref.inc allows remote attackers to use the _session parameter to change configuration settings.

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Topics Covered

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Resolution

All Roundcube 0.9 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/roundcube-0.9.5"
All Roundcube 0.8 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/roundcube-0.8.7"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2013-6172 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6172

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201402-15
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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.

Severity: High
Title: Roundcube: Arbitrary code execution
Date: February 11, 2014
Bugs: #488954
ID: 201402-15

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Topics Covered

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Synopsis

A vulnerability in Roundcube could result in arbitrary code execution, SQL injection, or reading of arbitrary files.

Background

Roundcube is a browser-based multilingual IMAP client with an application-like user interface.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 mail-client/roundcube < 0.9.5 >= 0.9.5 *>= 0.8.7

Impact

===== A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, inject SQL code, or read arbitrary files.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.