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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200406-18.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200406-18.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..13e5188d --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200406-18.xml @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +<?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="200406-18"> + <title>gzip: Insecure creation of temporary files</title> + <synopsis> + gzip contain a bug potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary + commands. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">gzip</product> + <announced>June 24, 2004</announced> + <revised>May 22, 2006: 02</revised> + <bug>54890</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-arch/gzip" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.3.3-r4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">1.3.3-r3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + gzip (GNU zip) is popular compression program. The included gzexe + utility allows you to compress executables in place and have them + automatically uncompress and execute when you run them. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The script gzexe included with gzip contains a bug in the code that + handles tempfile creation. If the creation of a temp file fails when + using gzexe fails instead of bailing out it executes the command given + as argument. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + This could lead to priviege escalation by running commands under the + rights of the user running the self extracting file. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to + upgrade to the latest available version. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All gzip users should upgrade to the latest stable version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=app-arch/gzip-1.3.3-r4" + # emerge ">=app-arch/gzip-1.3.3-r4"</code> + <p> + Additionally, once the upgrade is complete, all self extracting files + created with earlier versions gzexe should be recreated, since the + vulnerability is actually embedded in those executables. + </p> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0603">CVE-2004-0603</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |