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bugzilla - insecure permissions, spurious backup files

Package(s):bugzilla CVE #(s):CAN-2003-0012 CAN-2003-0013
Created:January 16, 2003 Updated:January 22, 2003
Description: Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in Bugzilla, a web-based bug tracking system, by its authors. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project identifies the following vulnerabilities:

  • CAN-2003-0012 (BugTraq ID 6502): The provided data collection script intended to be run as a nightly cron job changes the permissions of the data/mining directory to be world-writable every time it runs. This would enable local users to alter or delete the collected data.

  • CAN-2003-0013 (BugTraq ID 6501): The default .htaccess scripts provided by checksetup.pl do not block access to backups of the localconfig file that might be created by editors such as vi or emacs (typically these will have a .swp or ~ suffix). This allows an end user to download one of the backup copies and potentially obtain your database password.
Alerts:
Debian DSA-230-1 2003-01-16

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