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Posted on 27 January 2007
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200701-23
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Severity: High
Title: Cacti: Command execution and SQL injection
Date: January 26, 2007
Bugs: #159278
ID: 200701-23
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Synopsis
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Cacti has three vulnerabilities that could allow shell command
execution or SQL injection.
Background
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Cacti is a web-based network graphing and reporting tool.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-analyzer/cacti < 0.8.6i-r1 >= 0.8.6i-r1
Description
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rgod discovered that the Cacti cmd.php and copy_cacti_user.php scripts
do not properly control access to the command shell, and are remotely
accessible by unauthenticated users. This allows SQL injection via
cmd.php and copy_cacti_user.php URLs. Further, the results from the
injected SQL query are not properly sanitized before being passed to a
command shell. The vulnerabilities require that the
"register_argc_argv" option is enabled, which is the Gentoo default.
Also, a number of similar problems in other scripts were reported.
Impact
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These vulnerabilties can result in the execution of arbitrary shell
commands or information disclosure via crafted SQL queries.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Cacti users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/cacti-0.8.6i-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-6799
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6799
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-200701-23.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 2007 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
