GLSA 200507-03: phpBB: Arbitrary command execution

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Severity:	high
Title:	phpBB: Arbitrary command execution
Date:	07/04/2005
Bugs:	#97278
ID:	200507-03

Synopsis

A vulnerability in phpBB allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with the rights of the web server.

Background

phpBB is an Open Source bulletin board package.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
www-apps/phpBB	< 2.0.16	>= 2.0.16	All supported architectures

Description

Ron van Daal discovered that phpBB contains a vulnerability in the highlighting code.

Impact

Successful exploitation would grant an attacker unrestricted access to the PHP exec() or system() functions, allowing the execution of arbitrary commands with the rights of the web server.

Workaround

Please follow the instructions given in the phpBB announcement.

Resolution

The phpBB package is no longer supported by Gentoo Linux and has been masked in the Portage repository, no further announcements will be issued regarding phpBB updates. Users who wish to continue using phpBB are advised to monitor and refer to www.phpbb.com for more information.

To continue using the Gentoo-provided phpBB package, please refer to the Portage documentation on unmasking packages and upgrade to 2.0.16.

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-03.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.