Mandriva

[ MDVSA-2014:190 ] bash

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 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDVSA-2014:190
 http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/
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 Package : bash
 Date    : September 26, 2014
 Affected: Business Server 1.0
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 Problem Description:

 It was found that the fix for CVE-2014-6271 was incomplete, and
 Bash still allowed certain characters to be injected into other
 environments via specially crafted environment variables. An
 attacker could potentially use this flaw to override or bypass
 environment restrictions to execute shell commands. Certain
 services and applications allow remote unauthenticated attackers to
 provide environment variables, allowing them to exploit this issue
 (CVE-2014-7169).
 
 Additionally bash has been updated from patch level 37 to 48
Panda Security

Shellshock, the security hole in Bash that affects Linux and OS X

Shellshock

A security hole has been discovered in Bash that jeopardizes the security of Linux and Mac users. This vulnerability, dubbed ‘Shellshock’, affects the command interpreter in these operating systems.

So what does this mean? To give you an idea, this flaw could allow a cyber-criminal to remotely access a system using Bash and insert spyware designed to steal confidential information or even take control of the system.

The hole was discovered by Stephane Schazeblas and it would appear that it is more serious than Heartbleed, the vulnerability discovered in the OpenSSL library last April. According to the CVSS rating of the security hole, Shellshock has a score of 10, while Heartbleed was rated 5.

What can you do to protect yourself from the Bash vulnerability? Update your software and keep your operating system up-to-date.

* Many thanks to our colleague from Critical Malware, Daniel Garcia, for his help.

The post Shellshock, the security hole in Bash that affects Linux and OS X appeared first on MediaCenter Panda Security.

Typo3

Several vulnerabilities in extension phpMyAdmin (phpmyadmin)

Release Date: September 26, 2014

Component Type: Third party extension. This extension is not a part of the TYPO3 default installation.

Affected Versions: version 4.18.2 and below

Vulnerability Type: XSS, CSRF

Severity: Medium

Suggested CVSS v2.0: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N/E:ND/RL:O/RC:C (What’s that?)

References: PMASA-2014-8, PMASA-2014-10

Problem Description: With several usage actions it is possible to trigger XSS in various components. By deceiving a logged-in user to click on a crafted URL, it is possible to perform remote code execution and in some cases, create a root account due to a DOM based XSS vulnerability in the micro history feature.

Solution: An updated version 4.18.3 is available from the TYPO3 extension manager and at http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/phpmyadmin/4.18.3/t3x/. Users of the extension are advised to update the extension as soon as possible.

Credits: The vendor of the phpMyAdmin upstream software credits Ashutosh Dhundhara (PMASA-2014-8) and Olivier Beg (PMASA-2014-8). Thanks to Andreas Beutel for providing a TYPO3 extension package with an updated phpMyAdmin version.

 

 

General advice: Follow the recommendations that are given in the TYPO3 Security Guide. Please subscribe to the typo3-announce mailing list to receive future Security Bulletins via E-mail.

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