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Gentoo: 200803-06 Severe: SWORD Command Injection Security Risk

Insufficient input checking in SWORD may allow shell command injection.. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200803-06 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: SWORD: Shell command injection Date: March 03, 2008 Bugs: #210754 ID: 200803-06 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= Insufficient input checking in SWORD may allow shell command injection. Background ========= SWORD is a library for Bible study software. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-text/sword < 1.5.8-r2 > = 1.5.8-r2 Description ========== Dan Dennison reported that the diatheke.pl script used in SWORD does not properly sanitize shell meta-characters in the "range" parameter before processing it. Impact ===== A remote attacker could provide specially crafted input to a vulnerable application, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the user running SWORD (generally the web server account). Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All SWORD users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =app-text/sword-1.5.8-r2" References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2008-0932 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0932 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo SecurityWebsite: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200803-06 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/. License ====== Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - iD8DBQFHzHTpuhJ+ozIKI5gRAmOTAJ93/DdAiuRV8JbRq/phHYIzTomn4wCfYaJT cEFjYtpok7uJPUNj8t52thY=h+WR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- . Inadequate validation processes in SWORD expose possible threats of remote command execution. Users are advised to update promptly.. SWORD Command Injection,Gentoo Security Advisory,Input Checking Flaws. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 03, 2008 Gentoo