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Apache mod_python FileSession Handling Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA19239
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Release Date:
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2006-03-14
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Popularity:
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6,132 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Mod_python 3.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-1095
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in mod_python, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to a directory traversal error when FileSession is used to keep sessions in mod_python. This can potentially be exploited by a logon user, or by a user who can write to the filesystem, to execute arbitrary code with privileges of the web server.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 3.2.7.
Solution:
Update to version 3.2.8.
http://httpd.apache.org/modules/python-download.cgi
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.
Original Advisory:
http://www.modpython.org/fs_sec_warn.html
http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/htt...python/branches/3.2.x/NEWS?rev=378945
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