Gentoo alert 200601-15 (paros)
| From: | Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@gentoo.org> | |
| To: | gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org | |
| Subject: | [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200601-15 ] Paros: Default administrator password | |
| Date: | Sun, 29 Jan 2006 21:53:55 +0100 | |
| Cc: | bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk, security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com |
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200601-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: Paros: Default administrator password Date: January 29, 2006 Bugs: #120352 ID: 200601-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Paros's database component is installed without a password, allowing execution of arbitrary system commands. Background ========== Paros is an intercepting proxy between a web server and a client meant to be used for security assessments. It allows the user to watch and modify the HTTP(S) traffic. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-proxy/paros <= 3.2.5 > 3.2.5 Description =========== Andrew Christensen discovered that in older versions of Paros the database component HSQLDB is installed with an empty password for the database administrator "sa". Impact ====== Since the database listens globally by default, an attacker can connect and issue arbitrary commands, including execution of binaries installed on the host. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Paros users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --snyc # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-proxy/paros-3.2.8" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2005-3280 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3280 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200601-15.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0