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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-10.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-10.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b17382f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-10.xml @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +<?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="200410-10"> + <title>gettext: Insecure temporary file handling</title> + <synopsis> + The gettext utility is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing + a local user to overwrite or change permissions on arbitrary files with the + rights of the user running gettext, which could be the root user. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">gettext</product> + <announced>October 10, 2004</announced> + <revised>May 22, 2006: 04</revised> + <bug>66355</bug> + <bug>85766</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-devel/gettext" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.14.1-r1</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">0.12.1-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.14.1-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + gettext is a set of utilities for the GNU Translation Project which + provides a set of tools and documentation to help produce multi-lingual + messages in programs. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + gettext insecurely creates temporary files in world-writeable + directories with predictable names. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="low"> + <p> + A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary files + directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. When + gettext is called, this would result in file access with the rights of + the user running the utility, which could be the root user. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All gettext users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-devel/gettext-0.14.1-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/7263">BugTraq Advisory</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0966">CVE-2004-0966</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 10 Oct 2004 10:51:13 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 10 Oct 2004 10:51:21 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 10 Oct 2004 21:46:28 +0000"> + lewk + </metadata> +</glsa> |