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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200809-05.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200809-05.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..097a48217df4 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200809-05.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200809-05"> + <title>Courier Authentication Library: SQL injection vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + An SQL injection vulnerability has been discovered in the Courier + Authentication Library. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">courier-authlib</product> + <announced>2008-09-05</announced> + <revised count="01">2008-09-05</revised> + <bug>225407</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-libs/courier-authlib" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.60.6</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.60.6</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + The Courier Authentication Library is a generic authentication API that + encapsulates the process of validating account passwords. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + It has been discovered that some input (e.g. the username) passed to + the library are not properly sanitised before being used in SQL + queries. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could provide specially crafted input to the library, + possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary SQL commands. + NOTE: Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a MySQL database + is used for authentication and that a Non-Latin character set is + selected. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Courier Authentication Library users should upgrade to the latest + version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/courier-authlib-0.60.6"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2667">CVE-2008-2667</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-08-11T18:54:58Z"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-08-11T18:56:59Z"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-08-28T21:07:13Z"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |