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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200410-14
Severity: High SynopsisA vulnerability has been found in the MIME-based transformation system of phpMyAdmin, which may allow remote execution of arbitrary commands if PHP's "safe mode" is disabled. BackgroundphpMyAdmin is a popular web-based MySQL administration tool written in PHP. It allows users to browse and administer a MySQL database from a web-browser. Transformations are a phpMyAdmin feature allowing plug-ins to rewrite the contents of any column seen in phpMyAdmin's Browsing mode, including using insertion of PHP or JavaScript code. Affected packages
DescriptionA defect was found in phpMyAdmin's MIME-based transformation system, when used with "external" transformations. ImpactA remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the server with the rights of the HTTP server user. WorkaroundEnabling PHP safe mode ("safe_mode = On" in php.ini) may serve as a temporary workaround. ResolutionAll phpMyAdmin users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-2.6.0_p2"
# emerge ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-2.6.0_p2"
References[ 1 ] phpMyAdmin 2.6.0_pl2 Release Announcement http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=414281 [ 2 ] Secunia Advisory SA12813 http://secunia.com/advisories/12813/ AvailabilityThis GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-14.xml Concerns?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. LicenseCopyright 2004 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/1.0  
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