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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200409-23
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Severity: Low
Title: SnipSnap: HTTP response splitting
Date: September 17, 2004
Bugs: #64154
ID: 200409-23
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Synopsis
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SnipSnap is vulnerable to HTTP response splitting attacks such as web
cache poisoning, cross-user defacement, and cross-site scripting.
Background
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SnipSnap is a user friendly content management system with features
such as wiki and weblog.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-java/snipsnap-bin < 1.0_beta1 >= 1.0_beta1
Description
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SnipSnap contains various HTTP response splitting vulnerabilities that
could potentially compromise the sites data. Some of these attacks
include web cache poisoning, cross-user defacement, hijacking pages
with sensitive user information, and cross-site scripting. This
vulnerability is due to the lack of illegal input checking in the
software.
Impact
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A malicious user could inject and execute arbitrary script code,
potentially compromising the victim's data or browser.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All SnipSnap users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=dev-java/snipsnap-bin-1.0_beta1"
# emerge ">=dev-java/snipsnap-bin-1.0beta1"
References
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[ 1 ] SnipSnap Release Notes
https://github.com/thinkberg/snipsnap
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/200409-23
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 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0/
