[ic] IC-specific hacking attempt

[Mike Heins]

Quoting Kevin Walsh (kevin at cursor.biz):
> Grant [emailgrant123b at yahoo.com] wrote:
> > I noticed the following request in my logs and thought I'd mention it to
> > you guys: 
> > 
> > www.mydomain.com/cgi-bin/mycatalog/__SQLUSER__
> > 
> > It's the first hacking attempt I've seen that looks
> > IC-specific.  Is there anything I might want to check my system out for?
> > 
> I can verify the problem on a 5.0 system.  I haven't looked at it
> on 5.1 yet, but I suspect that it'll be the same.
> 
> Apply the following patch as an emergency fix.  The real fix will
> either be the same, or something similar elsewhere.
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> *** Page.pm     28 Mar 2004 20:29:39 -0000      2.17
> --- Page.pm     28 Mar 2004 20:34:43 -0000
> ***************
> *** 75,80 ****
> --- 75,81 ----
> 
>         die ::get_locale_message(412, "Missing special page: %s\n", $name)
>                 unless defined $page;
> +       $subject =~ s/_/_/g;
>         $page =~ s#\[subject\]#$subject#ig;
>         $Vend::PageInit = 0;
>         interpolate_html($page, 1);
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Also, while you're at it, get the person's IP address and file a
> complaint.

I have patched all three pertinent versions (4.8, 5.0, 5.1). This is
a definite hole and we should release ASAP.

-- 
Mike Heins
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