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reprepro Improper Signature Verification Security Bypass
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26678
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Release Date:
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2007-09-03
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Last Update:
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2007-09-10
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Popularity:
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4,064 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | reprepro 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-4739
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in reprepro, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to the improper verification of signatures when updating repositories. This can be exploited to trick reprepro into accepting packages signed with an unknown key.
The vulnerability is reported in reprepro versions from 1.3.0 to 2.2.3.
Solution:
Update to reprepro version 2.2.4.
http://alioth.debian.org/frs/?group_id=30039
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2007-09-10: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://alioth.debian.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=1031
Other References:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=440535
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