[ GLSA 200503-35 ] Smarty: Template vulnerability
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:44:26 +0200
From: Thierry Carrez <koon@gentoo.org.>
To: gentoo-announce@robin.gentoo.org
Subject: [ GLSA 200503-35 ] Smarty: Template vulnerability
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-35
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Smarty: Template vulnerability
Date: March 30, 2005
Bugs: #86488
ID: 200503-35
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Synopsis
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Smarty's "Template security" feature can be bypassed, potentially
allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code.
Background
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Smarty is a template engine for PHP. The "template security" feature of
Smarty is designed to help reduce the risk of a system compromise when
you have untrusted parties editing templates.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-php/smarty < 2.6.8 >= 2.6.8
Description
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A vulnerability has been discovered within the regex_replace modifier
of the Smarty templates when allowing access to untrusted users.
Impact
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This issue may allow a remote attacker to bypass the "template
security" feature of Smarty, and execute arbitrary PHP code.
Workaround
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Do not grant template access to untrusted users.
Resolution
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All Smarty users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/smarty-2.6.8"
References
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[ 1 ] Smarty ChangeLog
http://smarty.php.net/misc/NEWS
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-35.xml
Concerns?
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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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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