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Re: [Secure-testing-team] mediamate proposed updates for etch and lenny



Hi

On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 04:24:57 am Jamin W. Collins wrote:
> It was brought to my attention that the Snoopy library shipped in the
> Media Mate packages for etch and lenny has a potential security
> vulnerability[0]
>
> CVE-2008-4796[1]:
> | The _httpsrequest function (Snoopy/Snoopy.class.php) in Snoopy 1.2.3
> | and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via
> | shell metacharacters in https URLs.  NOTE: some of these details are
> | obtained from third party information.
>
> While the exploit appears to only pertain to HTTPS requests, which
> mediamate should not be using, it's better to be safe than sorry.  I've
> prepared an updated package for unstable that has already been uploaded
> to the repository.  I've also made an attempt to prepare updated
> packages for both etch and lenny.  These are the first such packages
> I've made, but I believe I've done so correctly.  The packages are the
> same as the versions currently in etch and lenny with the exception of
> the Snoopy update and changelog entry.  As my key has moved to emeritus
> status I've signed the packages and placed them on my personal website:
>
> http://www.asgardsrealm.net/tmp/debs/mediamate/
>
> Please let me know if there is anything else I should do, or if the
> packages need any further changes.

FYI:
Release team: This issue does not warrant a DSA/DTSA, so with your permission 
it could go through s-p-u/t-p-u.

Cheers
Steffen

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