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Debian DSA-1507-1 Critical: Turba2 Remote Access Control Flaw

Peter Paul Elfferich discovered that turba2, a contact management component for horde framework did not correctly check access rights before allowing users to edit addresses. This could result in valid users being able to alter private address records.. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------Debian Security Advisory DSA-1507-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Steve Kemp February 24, 2008 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------Package : turba2 Vulnerability : programming error Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE Id(s) : CVE-2008-0807 Debian Bug : 464058 Peter Paul Elfferich discovered that turba2, a contact management component for horde framework did not correctly check access rights before allowing users to edit addresses. This could result in valid users being able to alter private address records. For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.3-1etch1. For the old stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 2.0.2-1sarge1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.7-1. We recommend that you upgrade your turba2 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 You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration. Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge - --------------------------------Source archives: Size/MD5 checksum: 626 78ef803c5a5c3c0564ddd8b23a96da4d Size/MD5checksum: 8049 8ccfd8d4f1886141a916d706217d8a73 Size/MD5 checksum: 1221378 43381a9620d08ad17758fc533e865db3 Architecture independent packages: Size/MD5 checksum: 1282950 ee4a5791cb7b942305f9095b9b3ae697 Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch - -------------------------------Source archives: Size/MD5 checksum: 7434 fcef7709711274ebf26b99e3032f4e7e Size/MD5 checksum: 1790717 a0407717f3f64fb33f6a57e2244a12b4 Size/MD5 checksum: 722 0aa309ef908c6ab95b62fa6fbb97d7c5 Architecture independent packages: Size/MD5 checksum: 1860044 0fb704f257a5d583196e10de104289f0 These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its next update. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------For apt-get: deb https://www.debian.org/security/ 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. . Debian users, take note! Significant security vulnerabilities in Turba2 have been detected that jeopardize access controls and user data safety. turba2 updates, debian security, remote access issue, horde framework, permission testing. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 24, 2008 •Critical Debian