Rule:

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Sid:
2073

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in Bugzilla.

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Impact:
Disclosure of sensitive information.

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Detailed Information:
The file globals.pl contains global variables used by Bugzilla components. It is possible for this file to be read by a user via a web browser.

Details such as the username and password of the administrator account for the database are stored in this file.

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Affected Systems:
Mozilla Bugzilla 2.4
Mozilla Bugzilla 2.6
Mozilla Bugzilla 2.8 for Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT 3.51 and NT 4.0
Mozilla Bugzilla 2.10

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Attack Scenarios:
The attacker merely needs to make a direct request for the file via a browser or other agent.

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Ease of Attack:
Simple

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False Positives:
None Known

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False Negatives:
None Known

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Corrective Action:
Apply the appropriate patches from the vendor.

Ensure that the file globals.pl is not world readable.

Upgrade to the latest version of the software.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
Brian Caswell <bmc@sourcefire.com>
Nigel Houghton <nigel.houghton@sourcefire.com>

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Additional References:

CVE:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2001-0330

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