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2001-Oct-09 20:44 UTC
Security Update: [CSSA-2001-035.0] Linux - Remote File View Problem in htdig
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ______________________________________________________________________________ Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory Subject: Linux - Remote File View Problem in htdig Advisory number: CSSA-2001-035.0 Issue date: 2001, October 09 Cross reference: ______________________________________________________________________________ 1. Problem Description A security problem in all versions of htdig has been reported to bugtraq by the htdig authors. This vulnerability allows an attacker to read any files on the system with the privilege of the http server account. 2. Vulnerable Versions System Package ----------------------------------------------------------- OpenLinux 2.3 not vulnerable OpenLinux eServer 2.3.1 not vulnerable and OpenLinux eBuilder OpenLinux eDesktop 2.4 not vulnerable OpenLinux Server 3.1 All packages previous to htdig-3.1.5-8 OpenLinux Workstation 3.1 All packages previous to htdig-3.1.5-8 3. Solution Workaround If you do not need htdig, remove the package using rpm -e htdig The proper solution is to upgrade to the latest packages. 4. OpenLinux 2.3 not vulnerable 5. OpenLinux eServer 2.3.1 and OpenLinux eBuilder for ECential 3.0 not vulnerable 6. OpenLinux eDesktop 2.4 not vulnerable 7. OpenLinux 3.1 Server 7.1 Location of Fixed Packages The upgrade packages can be found on Caldera's FTP site at: ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1/Server/current/RPMS The corresponding source code package can be found at: ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1/Server/current/SRPMS 7.2 Verification 33b12c381170e69267ffff170b5e7cdc RPMS/htdig-3.1.5-8.i386.rpm 9153eedfb420f574b846e058d198a1f1 SRPMS/htdig-3.1.5-8.src.rpm 7.3 Installing Fixed Packages Upgrade the affected packages with the following commands: rpm -Fvh htdig-3.1.5-8.i386.rpm 8. OpenLinux 3.1 Workstation 8.1 Location of Fixed Packages The upgrade packages can be found on Caldera's FTP site at: ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1/Workstation/current/RPMS The corresponding source code package can be found at: ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1/Workstation/current/SRPMS 8.2 Verification 33b12c381170e69267ffff170b5e7cdc RPMS/htdig-3.1.5-8.i386.rpm 9153eedfb420f574b846e058d198a1f1 SRPMS/htdig-3.1.5-8.src.rpm 8.3 Installing Fixed Packages Upgrade the affected packages with the following commands: rpm -Fvh htdig-3.1.5-8.i386.rpm 9. References This and other Caldera security resources are located at: http://www.caldera.com/support/security/index.html This security fix closes Caldera's internal Problem Report 10662. 10. Disclaimer Caldera International, Inc. is not responsible for the misuse of any of the information we provide on this website and/or through our security advisories. Our advisories are a service to our customers intended to promote secure installation and use of Caldera OpenLinux. ______________________________________________________________________________ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7wxgA18sy83A/qfwRAr7EAKCTQBrc7wf7gjXQ8Ntbm8nMhoAoqwCgmreE bessrzL9MILDUFG1KpuVDx8=TiJv -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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