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cPanel & WHM 11.34 Officially Pushed to STABLE Tier

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Sarah

November 12, 2012

Houston, TX-

cPanel Inc. announced today the release of version 11.34 of cPanel & WHM software to the STABLE tier with many improvements and upgrades that you, our Partners and end users, had a voice in.

As highlighted in his Keynote speech at our 7th annual cPanel Conference, cPanel CEO, J. Nick Koston, outlined new features that include;

-A brand new User Interface for WHM, which brings a slick new look and easier functionality, as demonstrated at the recent cPanel Conference.
-Web Disk support has been updated for Windows Vista, 7 & 8, and Mountain Lion. In addition to the Web Disk support update, we will soon be releasing Android and iOS clients.
-Email client auto configuration utilities have been updated to support the latest mail clients, as well as added support for Mountain Lion.     
-Email Archiving makes its appearance in 11.34, so email users now have the option to more efficiently track, store, and access email with our vastly improved email tracking, and message retrieval, to the Mail Delivery Reports functionality we recently delivered.
-In addition, we overhauled the service monitoring system to provide better notifications, and improved the robustness of the automatic repair feature.
-New Hooks Management interface built into WHM.
-Feature Showcase page of WHM will alert you at login to any recent changes made by upgrading cPanel & WHM.

Upon updating or installing cPanel & WHM version 11.34, you will no longer be able to downgrade to a previous version.

For details regarding version 11.34 User Guide, Release Notes, Change Log and FAQ’s, please visit http://docs.cpanel.net.

About cPanel, Inc.

Since 1997, cPanel, Inc. has been a leading innovator and developer of control panel software for the web hosting industry. cPanel builds software that allows web host professionals to transform standalone servers into fully automated point-and-click web hosting platforms. cPanel licensed software allows owners of servers and websites, along with resellers and developers, to optimize their technical resources and replace tedious shell-oriented tasks with dynamic, intuitive web- based interfaces.
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Posted in News, Press Releases, Release Announcements

11.34 Soon to go to STABLE

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Sarah

November 8, 2012

Houston, TX-
cPanel Inc. announced today that version 11.34 of cPanel & WHM software is scheduled to be released to the STABLE tier November 12th, 2012, with many improvements and upgrades that you, our Partners and end users, had a voice in.

As highlighted in his Keynote speech at our 7th annual cPanel Conference, cPanel CEO, J. Nick Koston, outlined new features that include:
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Posted in Release Announcements

Exim Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Notification CVE-2012-5671

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Sarah

Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Exim versions between 4.70 and 4.80, inclusive. Exim is the mail transfer agent used by cPanel & WHM.

Security Rating

This vulnerability has been rated as Critical[1] by the cPanel Security team.

Description

A remote code execution flaw in Exim has been discovered by an internal audit performed by the Exim developers[2]. This vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user executing the Exim daemon. In some circumstances this may lead to privilege escalation.

The vulnerability is tied to the DKIM support introduced in Exim 4.70. It has been assigned CVE-2012-5671[3].

The following Exim RPMs, as distributed by cPanel, Inc. are known to be vulnerable:

  • exim-4.76-1
  • exim-4.77-0
  • exim-4.77-1
  • exim-4.80-0
  • exim-4.80-1

These RPMs were shipped as part of cPanel & WHM versions 11.32 and 11.34.

Solution

Servers that are using the default DKIM verification settings provided with cPanel & WHM 11.32 and newer are not vulnerable. The default settings disable DKIM key verification by adding the following to /etc/exim.conf

   warn control = dkim_disable_verify

This prevents the exploitable code from being available during exim execution.

To fully resolve the issue cPanel has produced new Exim RPMs for cPanel & WHM version 11.32 and 11.34. Server Owners are strongly urged to update their cPanel & WHM installations to the following versions:

  • cPanel & WHM 11.32.5.13
  • cPanel & WHM 11.34.0.6

Exim RPMs are distributed through cPanel’s package management system. All cPanel & WHM servers receiving updates automatically will receive the updated Exim RPM during normal update and maintenance operations (upcp). Servers with automatic updates disabled will require action in order to receive the update. We recommend all customers to update to the latest releases of 11.32 and 11.34 as soon as possible.

Servers who have disabled Exim updates, via the Update Preferences interface in WHM, are strongly urged to re-enable updates.

To perform a manual update of cPanel & WHM, perform the following:

  1. Login to your server as root using SSH
  2. Execute the following command on the command line: 
       /scripts/upcp

Updated cPanel & WHM 11.32, and 11.34, servers will have the following Exim RPM:

   exim-4.80-3

References

  1. http://docs.cpanel.net/twiki/bin/view/AllDocumentation/SecurityLevels
  2. https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20121026.080330.74b9147b.en.html
  3. http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5671
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cPanel & WHM 11.34, RELEASE Tier

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Sarah

10/26/12
For Immediate Release

Houston, TX-
cPanel Inc. announced today the release of version 11.34 of cPanel & WHM software to the RELEASE tier, effective Monday, October 29, 2012. Included are many improvements and upgrades that you, our Partners and end users, had a voice in.

As highlighted in his Keynote speech at last week’s 7th annual cPanel Conference, cPanel CEO, J. Nick Koston, outlined new features that include;

A brand new User Interface for WHM, which brings a slick new look and easier functionality, as demonstrated at the recent cPanel Conference.
Web Disk support has been updated for Windows Vista, 7 & 8, and Mountain Lion. In addition to the Web Disk support update, we will soon be releasing Android and iOS clients.
Email client auto configuration utilities have been updated to support the latest mail clients, as well as added support for Mountain Lion.     
Email Archiving makes its appearance in 11.34, so email users now have the option to more efficiently track, store, and access email with our vastly improved email tracking, and message retrieval, to the Mail Delivery Reports functionality we recently delivered.
In addition, we overhauled the service monitoring system to provide better notifications, and improved the robustness of the automatic repair feature.
New Hooks Management interface built into WHM.
Feature Showcase page of WHM will alert you at login to any recent changes made by upgrading cPanel & WHM.

Upon updating or installing cPanel & WHM version 11.34 you will no longer be able to downgrade to a previous version.

For details regarding version 11.34 User Guide, Release Notes, Change Log and FAQ’s, please visit http://docs.cpanel.net.

Please pre-register for our upcoming webinar on version 11.34 at http://go.cpanel.net/1134webinar.

To update cPanel & WHM manually:
Log into WHM as the root user.
Click on the WHM 11.32.5 (build 11) link on the top right corner of the screen.
Click the button labeled Click to Upgrade.

Posted in Press Releases, Release Announcements

Exim Update 10-26-12

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Sarah

At 3am CST, the Exim team released an update to correct CVE-2012-5671. An update to cPanel has been published to provide this update to our customers. Customers with Automatic Updates enabled, will receive the update with no interaction needed. We recommend all customers not using Automatic Updates, update as soon as possible.

To manually update your cPanel & WHM installation, run the following command in a command line:

/scripts/upcp --force

For more information please see http://cpanel.net/exim-remote-co…-cve-2012-5671/

Posted in News

cPanel & WHM Version 11.34 Released to Current Tier

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Steve

cPanel Inc. announced today the release of version 11.34 of cPanel & WHM software to the CURRENT tier with many improvements and upgrades that you, our Partners and end users, had a voice in.

As highlighted in his Keynote speech at last week’s 7th annual cPanel Conference, cPanel CEO, J. Nick Koston, outlined new features that include:

  • A brand new User Interface for WHM, which brings a slick new look and easier functionality, as demonstrated at the recent cPanel Conference.
  • Web Disk support has been updated for Windows Vista, 7 & 8, and Mountain Lion. In addition to the Web Disk support update, we will soon be releasing Android and iOS clients.
  • Email client auto configuration utilities have been updated to support the latest mail clients, as well as added support for Mountain Lion.     
  • Email Archiving makes its appearance in 11.34, so email users now have the option to more efficiently track, store, and access email with our vastly improved email tracking, and message retrieval, to the Mail Delivery Reports functionality we recently delivered.
  • In addition, we overhauled the service monitoring system to provide better notifications, and improved the robustness of the automatic repair feature.
  • New Hooks Management interface built into WHM.
  • Feature Showcase page of WHM will alert you at login to any recent changes made by upgrading cPanel & WHM.

Upon updating or installing cPanel & WHM version 11.34 you will no longer be able to downgrade to a previous version.

For details regarding version 11.34 User Guide, Release Notes, Change Log and FAQ’s, please visit http://docs.cpanel.net.

Click here to pre-register for our upcoming webinar on version 11.34.

To update cPanel & WHM manually:
Log into WHM as the root user.
Click on the WHM 11.32.X (build X) link on the top right corner of the screen.
Click the button labeled Click to Upgrade.

Posted in News, Release Announcements

cPanel VP of Operations, Aaron Phillips; Why We’re on Board with i2C

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Sarah

As the VP of cPanel Operations, I receive a huge number of cold calls, sales pitches, and emails. One discussion I recall vividly from years past was from a passionate young man on a mission to “Save Hosting”. By nature I am a skeptic, and quite honestly in the past 10 years, I have been asked to join, start, or participate in no less than 3 organizations focused on this same mission. In all prior attempts, organizations relied on guerrilla marketing or had aspirations that just ended up being unobtainable. Nonetheless, I enjoy a good cause and have always listened, provided feedback, and in some cases, went so far as to participate in the planning process.

At HostingCon 2012, I spent some time chatting with Christian Dawson about the new iteration of Save Hosting, now being dubbed The Internet Infrastructure Coalition. I didn’t let Christian off the hook with easy questions, rather I wanted to know some very specific execution items, like mission of the organization, current members, how they were going to raise money and more importantly how they were going to make a difference. Continue reading →

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cPanel Joins Internet Infrastructure Coalition

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Sarah

Group to Provide a Public Policy and Advocacy Voice to Ensure the Future U.S. Growth of the $46 Billion Internet Infrastructure Industry

Washington, DC – Today, cPanel announced that it will join the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition). With 42 current member companies, the i2Coalition is comprised of key players representing global and U.S. Internet infrastructure providers and related tech firms. In recognizing this, cPanel is excited to welcome i2Coalition’s own Christian Dawson to our cPanel 2012 Conference Tuesday, October 9th, 2012, as a keynote speaker. The i2Coalition officially launched this week with an inaugural video from co-founder, and Board Chair, Christian Dawson, highlighting the mission and goals of the organization. Visit www.i2Coalition.com to view the video, and hear more about it during his cPanel Conference 2012 keynote. Continue reading →

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Nearing cPanel Conference; Evening Events Announced

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Steve

In less than a month, the seventh annual cPanel Conference 2012 will be underway, and we’re excited to announce our evening events.

Playing host city is cPanel’s own Houston, Texas on October 8-10, 2012. This year’s event features a keynote speech from cPanel’s CEO, Nick Koston. Other daily events feature industry leaders and the chance for networking in our new Networking Lounge.

A fun addition to the conference is an arcade area, sponsored by Trustwave. A twitter photo contest in the arcade area will add a fun spin, and the chance to be one of three photos chosen to receive a prize. It’s as easy as a tweet and a hashtag!

Our opening night event will be a raucous good time at Howl at the Moon. This piano bar features talented musicians ready to play all of your favorite songs, old and new, an open bar, and is sponsored by OnApp.

The highlight of our events takes place Tuesday night at Roak, featuring an appearance by a conference favorite, The Spazmatics, and DJ Video Junkiez. With an open bar, and a pool for ambiance, this event, sponsored by WHMCS and cPanel, is going to be a favorite.

Closing out our night events is a pub crawl down Washington Street, then the chance to get your sing on with karaoke. Put on your best walking (or crawling) shoes, and prepare for a great cPanel sponsored event.

All events will have bus transportation to and from the Westin hotel, and we are all looking forward to another great cPanel Conference!

Posted in Events, Press Releases | Tagged:

cPanel Network Services Disruption Statement

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Barbara

On September 12, just after 12 PM CDT, we experienced an attack on our network that made reaching our websites, and other various services impossible for several hours.

We want to apologize to you, our customers, for this temporary inconvenience and we want to let you know that although this sort of attack seems to be more prevalent and in the news these days as you surely are aware of, our network is secure. At no time was there any customer information or network services compromised whatsoever.

Attacks of this nature are not new, DOS attacks have been around for over a decade now. What is changing though is the size of the attacks and the amount of impact it can have on networks in general.

The attack yesterday was, unfortunately, successful in overwhelming our network as these sorts of attacks can do. And, although we have in place multiple layers of security to protect the network itself, the strain that it placed on our resources, and the remedial measures we implemented to mitigate it’s effects on our systems right away, did in fact take some time to have an impact on the situation before all systems became available to you once again.

We are currently evaluating our systems to determine the best course of action, and, we will be adding additional network capacity and processing power to better manage this sort of thing in the future. Attacks of this nature will surely continue and even increase in volume and sophistication going forward, and we intend on meeting and exceeding the demands placed on our systems to provide you with the quality of service you have always relied on us for.

Posted in News
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