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Debian: DSA-4047-1 Severe: OTRS2 Command Execution and Exposure

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the Open Ticket Request System which could result in disclosure of database credentials or the execution of arbitrary shell commands by logged-in agents. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4047-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff November 23, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : otrs2 CVE ID : CVE-2017-15864 CVE-2017-16664 Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the Open Ticket Request System which could result in disclosure of database credentials or the execution of arbitrary shell commands by logged-in agents. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 3.3.18-1+deb8u2. For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 5.0.16-1+deb9u3. We recommend that you upgrade your otrs2 packages. For the detailed security status of otrs2 please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/otrs2 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/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - --------------------------------------------------. vulnerabilities, ticket, request, system, which, disclosu. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Debian: DSA-336-1 High: WordPress Security Flaw Introduction

mantis, a PHP/MySQL web based bug tracking system, stores the passwordused to access its database in a configuration file which isworld-readable.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 335-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Debian -- Security Information Matt Zimmerman June 28th, 2003 Debian -- Debian security FAQ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : mantis Vulnerability : incorrect permissions Problem-Type : local Debian-specific: yes mantis, a PHP/MySQL web based bug tracking system, stores the password used to access its database in a configuration file which is world-readable. This could allow a local attacker to read the password and gain read/write access to the database. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.17.1-3. For the old stable distribution (potato) does not contain a mantis package. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem is fixed in version 0.17.5-6. We recommend that you update your mantis package. Upgrade Instructions -------------------- wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below: apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody -------------------------------- Source archives: Size/MD5 checksum: 577 51599356a83dc1b315fc7e6f21d338ff Size/MD5 checksum: 15264 4a65805f85b2e70ab61f61446ab29336 Size/MD5 checksum: 220458 d8bac093eaf31ef5812e714db5c07f82 Architecture independent components: Size/MD5 checksum: 250314 e47ccc4eec1d97677a7fa350565ed98a You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to theproper configuration. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For apt-get: deb Debian -- Security Information stable/updates main For dpkg-ftp: dists/stable/updates/main Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Package info: `apt-cache show ' and https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages . Debian security advisory DSA-336-1 addresses flaws in Mantis's permission settings risking database access for local users.. Debian Security, Mantis Permissions, Exposure Issues, Database Security, Bug Tracking System. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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