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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200603-13] PEAR-Auth: Potential authentication bypass Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200603-13] PEAR-Auth: Potential authentication bypass |
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PEAR-Auth: Potential authentication bypass Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200603-13 (PEAR-Auth: Potential authentication bypass) Matt Van Gundy discovered that PEAR-Auth did not correctly validate data passed to the DB and LDAP containers. Impact A remote attacker could possibly exploit this vulnerability to bypass the authentication mechanism by injecting specially crafted input to the underlying storage containers. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0868 Solution: All PEAR-Auth users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/PEAR-Auth-1.2.4" Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2006 Michel Arboi |
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