[SECURITY] [DLA 987-1] request-tracker4 security update

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Package : request-tracker4

Version : 4.0.7-5+deb7u5

CVE ID : CVE-2016-6127 CVE-2017-5361 CVE-2017-5943 CVE-2017-5944

 

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Request Tracker, an

extensible trouble-ticket tracking system. The Common Vulnerabilities

and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

 

CVE-2016-6127

 

It was discovered that Request Tracker is vulnerable to a cross-site

scripting (XSS) attack if an attacker uploads a malicious file with

a certain content type. Installations which use the

AlwaysDownloadAttachments config setting are unaffected by this

flaw. The applied fix addresses all existant and future uploaded

attachments.

 

CVE-2017-5361

 

It was discovered that Request Tracker is vulnerable to timing

side-channel attacks for user passwords.

 

CVE-2017-5943

 

It was discovered that Request Tracker is prone to an information

leak of cross-site request forgery (CSRF) verification tokens if a

user is tricked into visiting a specially crafted URL by an

attacker.

 

CVE-2017-5944

 

It was discovered that Request Tracker is prone to a remote code

execution vulnerability in the dashboard subscription interface. A

privileged attacker can take advantage of this flaw through

carefully-crafted saved search names to cause unexpected code to be

executed. The applied fix addresses all existant and future saved

searches.

 

Additionally to the above mentioned CVEs, this update works around

CVE-2015-7686 in Email::Address which could induce a denial of service

of Request Tracker itself.

 

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version

4.0.7-5+deb7u5.

 

We recommend that you upgrade your request-tracker4 packages.

 

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply

these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be

found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS