Mandrake Linux Advisory: php

Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory

Problem Description:

A vulnerability was discovered in the transparent session ID
support in PHP4 prior to version 4.3.2. It did not properly escape
user supplied input prior to inserting it in the generated web
page. This could be exploited by an attacker to execute embedded
scripts within the context of the generated HTML
(CAN-2003-0442).

As well, two vulnerabilities had not been patched in the PHP
packages included with Mandrake Linux 8.2: The mail() function did
not filter ASCII control filters from its arguments, which could
allow an attacker to modify the mail message content
(CAN-2002-0986). Another vulnerability in the mail() function would
allow a remote attacker to bypass safe mode restrictions and modify
the command line arguments passed to the MTA in the fifth argument
(CAN-2002-0985).

All users are encouraged to upgrade to these patched
packages.

Update:

The packages for Mandrake Linux 8.2 and Multi-Network Firewall
8.2, due to improper BuildRequires did not include mail() support.
This update corrects that problem.

References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0442

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-0985

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-0986

Updated Packages:

Mandrake Linux 8.2:
e00bc1b2aa638d0d92a0c96c491804c3
8.2/RPMS/php-4.1.2-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
d477786ad6c7aef4efb9147d651c4f85
8.2/RPMS/php-common-4.1.2-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
41261cae7e3c26131ccb52f45f3114e1
8.2/RPMS/php-devel-4.1.2-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
e7ad08fb40ea9b7a4973b9290fc9aa9f
8.2/SRPMS/php-4.1.2-1.2mdk.src.rpm

Multi Network Firewall 8.2:
d477786ad6c7aef4efb9147d651c4f85
mnf8.2/RPMS/php-common-4.1.2-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
e7ad08fb40ea9b7a4973b9290fc9aa9f
mnf8.2/SRPMS/php-4.1.2-1.2mdk.src.rpm

Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for
more information):

To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The
verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed
automatically for you.

A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security. You can
obtain the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team by
executing:

gpg –recv-keys –keyserver www.mandrakesecure.net
0x22458A98

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours
to update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services
that anyone can subscribe to. Information on these lists can be
obtained by visiting:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_linux-mandrake.com

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