Bugzilla usevisibilitygroups information disclosure
| bugzilla-usevisibilitygroup-info-disclosure (42799) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Bugzilla could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error when the user matching feature is enabled in "substring" mode. If the "usevisibilitygroups" parameter is enabled, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the user matching feature to list users with names matching the substring.
Platforms Affected:
- Mozilla, Bugzilla 2.19.1
- Mozilla, Bugzilla 2.19.2
- Mozilla, Bugzilla 2.19.3
- Mozilla, Bugzilla 2.20 rc1
- Mozilla, Bugzilla 2.20 rc2
- Mozilla, Bugzilla 2.21
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Bugzilla (2.18.4, 2.20, or 2.21.1 or later), available from the Bugzilla Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Sep 30 2005 - 20:18:45 CDT, Security Advisory for Bugzilla 2.18.3, 2.20rc2, and 2.2 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-09/0373.html.
- Bugzilla Web site, Bugzilla Project - Download at http://www.bugzilla.org/download.html.
- BID-14996: Bugzilla User-Matching Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-3139: Bugzilla 2.19.1 through 2.20rc2 and 2.21, with user matching turned on in substring mode, allows attackers to list all users whose names match an arbitrary substring, even when the usevisibilitygroups parameter is set.
- SA17030: Bugzilla Two Information Disclosure Security Issues
Reported:
Sep 30, 2006
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