Gentoo alert 202007-37 (awstats)

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Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> 
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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202007-37 ] AWStats: Multiple vulnerabilities 
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Mon, 27 Jul 2020 01:37:37 +0100
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202007-37
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 Severity: High
    Title: AWStats: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: July 27, 2020
     Bugs: #646786
       ID: 202007-37

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in AWStats, the worst of which
could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background
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AWStats is an advanced log file analyzer and statistics generator.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  www-misc/awstats              < 7.8                       >= 7.8

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in AWStats. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All AWStats users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-misc/awstats-7.8"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-1000501
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000501

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-37

Concerns?
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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
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
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