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Debian Security Advisory DSA 2787-1 (roundcube - design error)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
It was discovered that roundcube, a skinnable AJAX based webmail solution for IMAP servers, does not properly sanitize the _session parameter in steps/utils/save_pref.inc during saving preferences. The vulnerability can be exploited to overwrite configuration settings and subsequently allowing random file access, manipulated SQL queries and even code execution. roundcube in the oldstable distribution (squeeze) is not affected by this problem.
Affected Software
Affected Software
roundcube on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 0.7.2-9+deb7u1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your roundcube packages.