From mkanat at bugzilla.org Sat Feb 3 00:54:49 2007 From: mkanat at bugzilla.org (Max Kanat-Alexander) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 16:54:49 -0800 Subject: [ANN] Security Advisory for Bugzilla 2.20.3, 2.22.1, and 2.23.3 Message-ID: <20070203005449.95ECE888001@help.trusthosting.net> Summary ======= Bugzilla is a Web-based bug-tracking system, used by a large number of software projects. This advisory covers two security issues that have recently been fixed in the Bugzilla code: + A possible cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Atom feeds produced by Bugzilla. + Web server settings given by Bugzilla which provide security settings to protect data files from access via the web are overridden by the mod_perl startup script when running under mod_perl (development snapshot only). We strongly advise that 2.20.x users should upgrade to 2.20.4. 2.22 users, and users of 2.16.x or below, should upgrade to 2.22.2. Versions 2.18.x are not affected by either of these vulnerabilities. Development snapshots of 2.23 before 2.23.4 are also vulnerable to all of these issues. If you are using a development snapshot, you should upgrade to 2.23.4, use CVS to update, or apply the patches from the specific bugs listed below. Vulnerability Details ===================== Issue 1 ------- Class: Cross-Site Scripting Versions: 2.20.1 and above Description: Bugzilla does not properly escape some fields in generated Atom feeds, which leads to the potential for cross-site scripting in feed readers that support javascript and properly implement the Atom feed specification. Reference: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=367674 Issue 2 ------- Class: Database password disclosure Versions: 2.23.3 only Description: Bugzilla development snapshot version 2.23.3 introduced the ability to run Bugzilla under mod_perl on Apache. The mod_perl initialization script included with Bugzilla defines a new block in the Apache configuration for the directory containing Bugzilla. This block fails to include permission for .htaccess files to override file access permissions. The .htaccess file shipped with Bugzilla prohibits access by web browsers to read the localconfig file, which contains the username and password for connecting to the database server. If you are not running Bugzilla under mod_perl, then this does not affect you. Reference: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=367071 Vulnerability Solutions ======================= The fixes for all of the security bugs mentioned in this advisory are included in the 2.20.4, 2.22.2, and 2.23.4 releases. Upgrading to these releases will protect installations from possible exploits of these issues. Full release downloads, patches to upgrade Bugzilla from previous versions, and CVS upgrade instructions are available at: http://www.bugzilla.org/download/ Specific patches for each of the individual issues can be found on the corresponding bug reports for each issue, at the URL given in the reference for that issue in the list above. Credits ======= The Bugzilla team wish to thank the following people for their assistance in locating, advising us of, and assisting us to fix these situations: Fr?d?ric Buclin Dave Miller Olav Vitters Max Kanat-Alexander General information about the Bugzilla bug-tracking system can be found at: http://www.bugzilla.org/ Comments and follow-ups can be directed to the mozilla.support.bugzilla newsgroup or the support-bugzilla mailing list. http://www.bugzilla.org/support/ has directions for accessing these forums. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: From mkanat at bugzilla.org Sat Feb 3 01:02:38 2007 From: mkanat at bugzilla.org (Max Kanat-Alexander) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 17:02:38 -0800 Subject: [ANN] Release of Bugzilla 2.20.4, 2.22.2, and 2.23.4 Message-ID: <20070203010238.01C6D888001@help.trusthosting.net> Three Bugzilla releases today! They're mostly security-fix and bug-fix updates. Bugzilla 2.22.2 is a bug-fix and security-fix release for the Bugzilla 2.22 series. Bugzilla 2.20.4 is a security-fix release for the Bugzilla 2.20 series. Bugzilla 2.23.4 is our unstable development release. However, it should be considerably more stable than 2.23.3, since it is currently running on https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ and has received some "live testing" there. Still, we only recommend the 2.23.x series for testing purposes!! The 2.23.x series will become Bugzilla 3.0. Our current target date for the release of Bugzilla 3.0 is early April. Our primary block to releasing 3.0 is that we don't have enough people to help with the QA process and the release process. If you'd like to help, please let us know by coming into #mozwebtools on irc.mozilla.org. You don't have to be a programmer to help with the release process! You just have to know HTML. You also don't really have to be much of a programmer to help with QA! So come help out the project, we'd love your assistance. :-) We hope you enjoy all our new releases! Download -------- Bugzilla is available at: http://www.bugzilla.org/download/ Release Notes & Changes ----------------------- Before installing or upgrading, it is VERY IMPORTANT to read the Release Notes: 2.20.4: http://www.bugzilla.org/releases/2.20.4/release-notes.html 2.22.2: http://www.bugzilla.org/releases/2.22.2/release-notes.html To see a list of all changes between your version of Bugzilla and the current version of Bugzilla, you can use the chart at: http://www.bugzilla.org/status/changes.html Security Advisory ----------------- All of our releases contain important security fixes. Read about them here: http://www.bugzilla.org/security/2.20.3/ Try Out Bugzilla ---------------- If you'd like to test-drive Bugzilla, you can use the demo installations of Bugzilla at: http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ Support ------- You can ask questions for free on the mailing lists (or in IRC) about Bugzilla, or you can hire a paid consultant to help you out: Free Support: http://www.bugzilla.org/support/ Paid Support: http://www.bugzilla.org/support/consulting.html About Bugzilla -------------- Bugzilla is a "Defect Tracking System" or "Bug-Tracking System." Defect Tracking Systems allow individual or groups of developers to keep track of outstanding bugs in their product effectively. Most commercial defect-tracking software vendors charge enormous licensing fees. Despite being "free", Bugzilla has many features its expensive counterparts lack. Consequently, Bugzilla has quickly become a favorite of hundreds of organizations across the globe, and is widely regarded as one of the top defect-tracking systems available. See http://www.bugzilla.org/about/ for more details. -Max Kanat-Alexander Release Manager, Bugzilla Project -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: From mkanat at bugzilla.org Mon Feb 26 08:51:32 2007 From: mkanat at bugzilla.org (Max Kanat-Alexander) Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:51:32 -0800 Subject: [ANN] Release of Bugzilla 3.0rc1 Message-ID: <20070226085137.591D01828E@help.trusthosting.net> Today we are releasing our first Release Candidate for Bugzilla 3.0! Release Candidates are more stable than development releases, having had full QA testing. However, they are not fully stable releases, since they haven't had as much real-world testing as stable releases. Depending on your feedback on this release, we should release Bugzilla 3.0 by early April. We encourage all Bugzilla administrators to test out 3.0rc1 and report any bugs that you find! You can see a list of all the new features in Bugzilla 3.0 here: http://www.bugzilla.org/releases/3.0/new-features.html Download -------- Bugzilla is available at: http://www.bugzilla.org/download/ Release Notes & Changes ----------------------- Before installing or upgrading, it is VERY IMPORTANT to read the draft Release Notes for Bugzilla 3.0: http://www.bugzilla.org/releases/3.0/release-notes.html To see a list of all changes between your version of Bugzilla and the current version of Bugzilla, you can use the chart at: http://www.bugzilla.org/status/changes.html Report Bugs ----------- If you find a bug in Bugzilla, please report it! Instructions are at this URL: http://www.bugzilla.org/developers/reporting_bugs.html Try Out Bugzilla ---------------- If you'd like to test-drive Bugzilla, you can use the demo installations of Bugzilla at: http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ Support ------- You can ask questions for free on the mailing lists (or in IRC) about Bugzilla, or you can hire a paid consultant to help you out: Free Support: http://www.bugzilla.org/support/ Paid Support: http://www.bugzilla.org/support/consulting.html About Bugzilla -------------- Bugzilla is a "Defect Tracking System" or "Bug-Tracking System." Defect Tracking Systems allow individual or groups of developers to keep track of outstanding bugs in their product effectively. Most commercial defect-tracking software vendors charge enormous licensing fees. Despite being "free", Bugzilla has many features its expensive counterparts lack. Consequently, Bugzilla has quickly become a favorite of hundreds of organizations across the globe, and is widely regarded as one of the top defect-tracking systems available. See http://www.bugzilla.org/about/ for more details. -Max Kanat-Alexander Release Manager, Bugzilla Project -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: