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Debian DSA-1580-1 : phpgedview - programming error

critical Nessus Plugin ID 32402

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that phpGedView, an application to provide online access to genealogical data, allowed remote attackers to gain administrator privileges due to a programming error.

Note: this problem was a fundamental design flaw in the interface (API) to connect phpGedView with external programs like content management systems. Resolving this problem was only possible by completely reworking the API, which is not considered appropriate for a security update. Since these are peripheral functions probably not used by the large majority of package users, it was decided to remove these interfaces. If you require that interface nonetheless, you are advised to use a version of phpGedView backported from Debian Lenny, which has a completely redesigned API.

Solution

Upgrade the phpgedview package.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 4.0.2.dfsg-4.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1580

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 32402

File Name: debian_DSA-1580.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/22/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:phpgedview

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 5/20/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2064

DSA: 1580