GLSA 201405-25: Symfony: Information disclosure
| Severity: | low |
| Title: | Symfony: Information disclosure |
| Date: | 05/18/2014 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 201405-25 |
Synopsis
A vulnerability in Symfony may allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files.Background
Symfony is a professional, open-source PHP5 web development framework.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| dev-php/symfony | < 1.4.20 | All supported architectures |
Description
Symfony does not properly sanitize input for upload requests.
Impact
A remote attacker could send a specially crafted file upload request, possibly resulting in disclosure of sensitive information.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
Gentoo has discontinued support for Symfony. We recommend that users unmerge Symfony:
# emerge --unmerge "dev-php/symfony"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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