Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 11:00:00 -0400
From: bugzilla@REDHAT.COM
To: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM
Subject: [RHSA-2000:049-02] Remote file access vulnerability in
ntop
Red Hat, Inc. Security Advisory
Synopsis: Remote file access vulnerability in ntop
Advisory ID: RHSA-2000:049-02
Issue date: 2000-08-07
Updated on: 2000-08-08
Product: Red Hat Powertools
Keywords: N/A
Cross references: N/A
1. Topic:
The version of ntop which was included in Red Hat Powertools 6.2
has a remote exploit in which arbitrary files can be read on the
host machine.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Powertools 6.2 – i386, alpha, sparc
3. Problem description:
If ntop is run with the Web interface it allows any user to
connect and access all files on the host machine.
4. Solution:
For the Alpha architecture please remove ntop by running:
rpm -e ntop
For Sparc and i386 run:
rpm -Fvh [filename]
where filename is the name of the RPM.
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla
for more info):
N/A
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Powertools 6.2:
sparc:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/6.2/sparc/ntop-1.3.1-1.sparc.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/6.2/i386/ntop-1.3.1-1.i386.rpm
sources:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/6.2/SRPMS/ntop-1.3.1-1.src.rpm
7. Verification:
MD5 sum Package Name
8620607a310e28385cfc4961b3c909a9 6.2/SRPMS/ntop-1.3.1-1.src.rpm
188636458d73d66ea6e7d61aec64fc5b 6.2/i386/ntop-1.3.1-1.i386.rpm
e6415fc286119023f321ce7e5bdbfce9 6.2/sparc/ntop-1.3.1-1.sparc.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security. Our
key is available at: http://www.redhat.com/corp/contact.html
You can verify each package with the following command:
rpm –checksig
If you only wish to verify that each package has not been
corrupted or tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the
following command:
rpm –checksig –nogpg
8. References:
N/A
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