[ GLSA 200502-16 ] ht://Dig: Cross-site scripting vulnerability

[Luke Macken <lewk () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200502-16
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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  Severity: Low
     Title: ht://Dig: Cross-site scripting vulnerability
      Date: February 13, 2005
      Bugs: #80602
        ID: 200502-16

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Synopsis
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ht://Dig is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.

Background
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ht://Dig is an HTTP/HTML indexing and searching system.

Affected packages
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     Package         /  Vulnerable  /                       Unaffected
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  1  www-misc/htdig     < 3.1.6-r7                         >= 3.1.6-r7

Description
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Michael Krax discovered that ht://Dig fails to validate the 'config'
parameter before displaying an error message containing the parameter.
This flaw could allow an attacker to conduct cross-site scripting
attacks.

Impact
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By sending a carefully crafted message, an attacker can inject and
execute script code in the victim's browser window. This allows to
modify the behaviour of ht://Dig, and/or leak session information such
as cookies to the attacker.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All ht://Dig users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-misc/htdig-3.1.6-r7"

References
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  [ 1 ] CAN-2005-0085
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0085
  [ 2 ] SecurityTracker #1013078
        http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Feb/1013078.html

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-200502-16.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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