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author | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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committer | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-200812-14.xml b/glsa-200812-14.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ea92aa68 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200812-14.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200812-14"> + <title>aview: Insecure temporary file usage</title> + <synopsis> + An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in aview, leading to + symlink attacks. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">aview</product> + <announced>December 14, 2008</announced> + <revised>December 14, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>235808</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-gfx/aview" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.3.0_rc1-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.3.0_rc1-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + aview is an ASCII image viewer and animation player. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported that aview uses the "/tmp/aview$$.pgm" file + in an insecure manner when processing files. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary + files on the system with the privileges of the user running the + application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All aview users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/aview-1.3.0_rc1-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4935">CVE-2008-4935</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:39:57 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:48:01 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:00:09 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |