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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 12:22:24 -0500 (EST)
From: "Steven M. Christey" <coley@...us.mitre.org>
To: Steffen Joeris <steffen.joeris@...lelinux.de>
cc: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com, vuln@...unia.com, coley@...re.org
Subject: Re: Regarding SA32329 (Smarty "_expand_quoted_text()"
Security Bypass)
On Tue, 4 Nov 2008, Steffen Joeris wrote:
> This issue has now been given CVE-2008-4810 and CVE-2008-4811. However, isn't
> CVE-2008-4811 already covered by CVE-2008-4810 or could someone please
> enlighten me?
There are very minimal SVN version differences. This was a tough call on
our part, but basically CVE-2008-4810 is fixed and based on what we saw,
CVE-2008-4811 was not. Details below.
- Steve
======================================================
Name: CVE-2008-4810
Status: Candidate
URL: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4810
Acknowledged: yes
Announced: 20080922
Flaw: undiag
Reference: MLIST:[oss-security] 20081025 Regarding SA32329 (Smarty "_expand_quoted_text()" Security Bypass)
Reference: URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/2
Reference: MISC:http://securityvulns.ru/Udocument746.html
Reference: CONFIRM:http://code.google.com/p/smarty-php/source/detail?r=2784&path=/trunk/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
Reference: CONFIRM:http://code.google.com/p/smarty-php/source/detail?r=2797&path=/trunk/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
Reference: CONFIRM:http://smarty-php.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/NEWS
Reference: CONFIRM:https://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=169804&action=view
Reference: SECUNIA:32329
Reference: URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32329
The _expand_quoted_text function in libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php in
Smarty 2.6.20 before r2797 allows remote attackers to execute
arbitrary PHP code via vectors related to templates and (1) a
dollar-sign character, aka "php executed in templates;" and (2) a
double quoted literal string, aka a "function injection security
hole." NOTE: each vector affects slightly different SVN revisions.
Analysis:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: detail?r=2797 says "patch for security, php executed
in templates."
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: smarty-php.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/NEWS says "fix
... function injection security hole closed (U.Tews)."
ABSTRACTION: There are different patches to _expand_quoted_text in
different SVN revisions. Because googlecode.com allows public SVN
access, end users may have obtained any of these revisions and
deployed it. Typically CVE would MERGE across SVN revisions, and would
instead create a single candidate for all (otherwise MERGEable) issues
that were fixed between two released versions. However, the situation
here is that none of the SVN revisions are yet incorporated into any
released version, so it is arguable that this could be SPLIT.
ABSTRACTION: as of 20081025, the "\$" issue in r2797 was unfixed, so
it is SPLIT from the others. Arguably this should have been done for
the other two as well.
INCLUSION: Admittedly, the vendor later reverted r2784. However, it is
still a vendor announcement of a security fix, when operating from the
perspective that end users realistically obtain the product through
SVN.
INCLUSION: Admittedly, a third party later concluded that r2797 was a
largely ineffective patch. However, it is still a vendor announcement
of a security fix, when operating from the perspective that end users
realistically obtain the product through SVN.
======================================================
Name: CVE-2008-4811
Status: Candidate
URL: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4811
Acknowledged: unknown
Announced: 20081024
Flaw: undiag
Reference: MLIST:[oss-security] 20081025 Regarding SA32329 (Smarty "_expand_quoted_text()" Security Bypass)
Reference: URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/2
Reference: MISC:http://securityvulns.ru/Udocument746.html
Reference: SECUNIA:32329
Reference: URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32329
The _expand_quoted_text function in libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php in
Smarty 2.6.20 r2797 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute
arbitrary PHP code via vectors related to templates and a \
(backslash) before a dollar-sign character.
Analysis:
ABSTRACTION: There are different patches to _expand_quoted_text in
different SVN revisions. Because googlecode.com allows public SVN
access, end users may have obtained any of these revisions and
deployed it. Typically CVE would MERGE across SVN revisions, and would
instead create a single candidate for all (otherwise MERGEable) issues
that were fixed between two released versions. However, the situation
here is that none of the SVN revisions are yet incorporated into any
released version, so it is arguable that this could be SPLIT.
ABSTRACTION: as of 20081025, the "\$" issue in r2797 was unfixed, so
it is SPLIT from the others. Arguably this should have been done for
the other two as well.
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