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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201707-11 ] RoundCube: Security bypass

Posted on 08 July 2017
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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>
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Subject: [ GLSA 201707-11 ] RoundCube: Security bypass

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201707-11
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: RoundCube: Security bypass
Date: July 08, 2017
Bugs: #618322
ID: 201707-11

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in RoundCube may allow authenticated users to bypass
security restrictions.

Background
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Free and open source webmail software for the masses, written in PHP.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 mail-client/roundcube < 1.2.5 >= 1.2.5

Description
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Authenticated users can arbitrarily reset passwords due to a problem
caused by an improperly restricted exec call in the virtualmin and sasl
drivers of the password plugin.

Impact
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Authenticated users can bypass security restrictions and elevate
privileges.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All RoundCube users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/roundcube-1.2.5"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-8114
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8114

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-11

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
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 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/2.5


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