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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

          ESB-2003.0019 -- Macromedia Security Bulletin MSPB03-01
   Patch available for ColdFusion MX Enterprise Edition sandbox security
          issue that allows templates to include arbitrary files.
                              13 January 2003

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:                ColdFusion MX Enterprise Edition
Vendor:                 Macromedia
Impact:                 Access Privileged Data
Access Required:        Remote

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IMPORTANT:

Several security issues that may affect Macromedia JRun 
and ColdFusion customers have come to our attention 
recently.

To learn about these new issues and what actions you can
take to address them, please visit the Security Zone at
the Macromedia website:

http://www.macromedia.com/security
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MSPB03-01 -  Patch available for ColdFusion MX Enterprise 
Edition sandbox security issue that allows templates to 
include arbitrary files.

Originally Posted: January 9, 2003
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SUMMARY

The <cfinclude> tag and the <cfmodule> tag will accept 
filenames with relative paths as arguments.  CFMX does 
not check the Sandbox Security Files/Dirs permissions 
before including files with these tags.  This could 
allow a template to access unauthorized data using 
these tags.

This does not affect any prior versions of ColdFusion.

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WHAT CUSTOMERS SHOULD DO:


We strongly encourage customers to download and install 
this patch immediately. 


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Reporting Security Issues
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Macromedia is committed to addressing security issues and
providing customers with the information on how they can
protect themselves. If you identify what you believe may
be a security issue with a Macromedia product, please
send an e-mail to secure@macromedia.com. We will work to
appropriately address and communicate the issue.

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Receiving Security Bulletins:

When Macromedia becomes aware of a security issue that we
believe significantly affects our products or customers,
we will notify customers when appropriate. Typically, this
notification will be in the form of a security bulletin
explaining the issue and the response. Macromedia customers
who would like to receive notification of new security
bulletins when they are released can sign up for our
security notification service.

For additional information on security issues at Macromedia,
please visit the Security Zone at:

http://www.macromedia.com/security

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TO STATE.

Macromedia reserves the right to update the information in
this document with current information.

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