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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2008.0387 -- [RedHat] Important: Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 Service Pack 5 security update 17 April 2008 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 Publisher: Red Hat Operating System: Red Hat Linux 4 Red Hat Linux 3 Impact: Root Compromise Access: Remote/Unauthenticated CVE Names: CVE-2008-0892 Ref: ESB-2008.0256 Original Bulletin: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0199.html - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 Service Pack 5 security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0199-01 Product: Red Hat Directory Server Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0199.html Issue date: 2008-04-15 Obsoletes: RHSA-2008:0173 CVE Names: CVE-2008-0892 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: An updated redhat-ds package that addresses a security issue is now available as Red Hat Directory Server 7.1, Service Pack 5. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: RHEL 3 Directory Server AS - i386 RHEL 3 Directory Server ES - i386 RHEL 4 Directory Server AS - i386 RHEL 4 Directory Server ES - i386 3. Description: Red Hat Directory Server is an LDAPv3-compliant directory server. A shell command injection flaw was discovered in the Red Hat Administration Server replication monitor CGI script used by Red Hat Directory Server 7.1. An attacker with access to the replication monitor web page could execute arbitrary shell commands with the "root" user privileges used by Administration Server. (CVE-2008-0892) Please note: simply installing the updated package does not correct the security issue for previously created instances of the Administration Server. After installation, the following steps must be manually performed to resolve the security issue: # cd /opt/redhat-ds # ./setup/setup -r For more information about Service Pack 5, including upgrade and installation instructions for users running Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 on Solaris, please refer to the Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 SP5 release notes, available at: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/release-notes/7.1SP5/ All users of Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 should upgrade to Service Pack 5, which resolves this issue. 4. Solution: This update is available via Red Hat Network. Users running Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux should consult the following Knowledge Base article for instruction on how to install updated RPM packages: http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188 Users running Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 on Solaris should consult the Service Pack 5 release notes (see above for URL) for installation and upgrade instructions. 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 437301 - CVE-2008-0892 Director Server: shell command injection in CGI replication monitor 6. Package List: RHEL 3 Directory Server AS: i386: redhat-ds-7.1SP5-8.RHEL3.i386.rpm RHEL 3 Directory Server ES: i386: redhat-ds-7.1SP5-8.RHEL3.i386.rpm RHEL 4 Directory Server AS: i386: redhat-ds-7.1SP5-8.RHEL4.i386.rpm RHEL 4 Directory Server ES: i386: redhat-ds-7.1SP5-8.RHEL4.i386.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package 7. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0892 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. 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