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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 >> Ubuntu Local Security Checks >> USN285-1 : awstats vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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USN285-1 : awstats vulnerability |
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awstats vulnerability Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote package "awstats" is missing a security patch. Description : AWStats did not properly sanitize the 'migrate' CGI parameter. If the update of the stats via web front-end is permited, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands on the server with the rights of the AWStats server. This does not affect AWStats installations which only build static pages. Solution : Upgrade to : - awstats-6.4-1ubuntu1.1 (Ubuntu 5.10) Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2005 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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