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Gentoo: GLSA-202310-15 Critical: MySQL Remote Access Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been found in the MIME-based transformation system of phpMyAdmin, which may allow remote execution of arbitrary commands if PHP's "safe mode" is disabled. [More...]. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200410-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: phpMyAdmin: Vulnerability in MIME-based transformation system Date: October 18, 2004 Bugs: #67409 ID: 200410-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= A vulnerability has been found in the MIME-based transformation system of phpMyAdmin, which may allow remote execution of arbitrary commands if PHP's "safe mode" is disabled. Background ========= phpMyAdmin is a popular web-based MySQL administration tool written in PHP. It allows users to browse and administer a MySQL database from a web-browser. Transformations are a phpMyAdmin feature allowing plug-ins to rewrite the contents of any column seen in phpMyAdmin's Browsing mode, including using insertion of PHP or JavaScript code. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-db/phpmyadmin < 2.6.0_p2 > = 2.6.0_p2 Description ========== A defect was found in phpMyAdmin's MIME-based transformation system, when used with "external" transformations. Impact ===== A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the server with the rights of the HTTP server user. Workaround ========= Enabling PHP safe mode ("safe_mode = On" in php.ini) may serve asa temporary workaround. Resolution ========= All phpMyAdmin users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv "> =dev-db/phpmyadmin-2.6.0_p2" # emerge "> =dev-db/phpmyadmin-2.6.0_p2" References ========= [ 1 ] phpMyAdmin 2.6.0_pl2 Release Announcement [ 2 ] Secunia Advisory SA12813 https://www.flexera.com/products/security/software-vulnerability-research/secunia-research Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200410-14 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 2004 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/1.0/ . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Adviso. vulnerability, found, mime-based, transformation, system, phpmyadmin, which. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Oct 18, 2004 Gentoo