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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200501-22.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200501-22.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..be2daf103db8 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200501-22.xml @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200501-22"> + <title>poppassd_pam: Unauthorized password changing</title> + <synopsis> + poppassd_pam allows anyone to change any user's password without + authenticating the user first. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">poppassd_pam</product> + <announced>2005-01-11</announced> + <revised count="01">2005-01-11</revised> + <bug>75820</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-mail/poppassd_ceti" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.8.4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">1.0</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="net-mail/poppassd_pam" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <vulnerable range="le">1.0</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + poppassd_pam is a PAM-enabled server for changing system passwords + that can be used to change POP server passwords. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Gentoo Linux developer Marcus Hanwell discovered that poppassd_pam + did not check that the old password was valid before changing + passwords. Our investigation revealed that poppassd_pam did not call + pam_authenticate before calling pam_chauthtok. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A remote attacker could change the system password of any user, + including root. This leads to a complete compromise of the POP + accounts, and may also lead to a complete root compromise of the + affected server, if it also provides shell access authenticated using + system passwords. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All poppassd_pam users should migrate to the new package called + poppassd_ceti: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/poppassd_ceti-1.8.4"</code> + <p> + Note: Portage will automatically replace the poppassd_pam + package by the poppassd_ceti package. + </p> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0002">CAN-2005-0002</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-01-11T08:56:45Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-01-11T12:12:22Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-01-11T19:52:14Z"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |