Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 10:51:18 -0200
To: conectiva-updates@papaleguas.conectiva.com.br, lwn@lwn.net,
Subject: [CLA-2005:918] Conectiva Security Announcement - twiki
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CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT
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PACKAGE : twiki
SUMMARY : Fix for twiki remote vulnerability
DATE : 2005-01-14 10:51:00
ID : CLA-2005:918
RELEVANT
RELEASES : 10
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DESCRIPTION
TWiki[1] is a flexible, powerful, and easy to use enterprise
collaboration platform.
A vulnerability in twiki was found where a remote attacker could
exploit it to run arbitrary shell commands on the server. For further
information on this vulnerability, please, refer to the authors'
announcement[2].
SOLUTION
It is recommended that all twiki users upgrade their packages.
REFERENCES
1.http://www.twiki.org/
2.http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlertExecuteCommandsWithSearch
UPDATED PACKAGES
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/SRPMS/twiki-20040507beta-61534U10_1cl.src.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/twiki-20040507beta-61534U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
The apt tool can be used to perform RPM packages upgrades:
- run: apt-get update
- after that, execute: apt-get upgrade
Detailed instructions regarding the use of apt and upgrade examples
can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en
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All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions
on how to import it can be found at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en
Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be
found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en
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All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en
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Copyright (c) 2004 Conectiva Inc.
http://www.conectiva.com
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