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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-26.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-26.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fbc81a6d --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-26.xml @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@ +<?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="200411-26"> + <title>GIMPS, SETI@home, ChessBrain: Insecure installation</title> + <synopsis> + Improper file ownership allows user-owned files to be run with root + privileges by init scripts. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">GIMPS,SETI@home,ChessBrain</product> + <announced>November 17, 2004</announced> + <revised>May 22, 2006: 03</revised> + <bug>69868</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="sci-misc/gimps" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">23.9-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">23.9</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="sci-misc/setiathome" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.08-r4</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">3.03-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">3.08-r3</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="sci-misc/chessbrain" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">20407-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">20407</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + GIMPS is a client for the distributed Great Internet Mersenne Prime + Search. SETI@home is the client for the Search for Extraterrestrial + Intelligence (SETI) project. ChessBrain is the client for the + distributed chess supercomputer. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + GIMPS, SETI@home and ChessBrain ebuilds install user-owned binaries and + init scripts which are executed with root privileges. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + This could lead to a local privilege escalation or root compromise. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All GIMPS users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sci-misc/gimps-23.9-r1"</code> + <p> + All SETI@home users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sci-misc/setiathome-3.03-r2"</code> + <p> + All ChessBrain users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sci-misc/chessbrain-20407-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1115">CVE-2004-1115</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1116">CVE-2004-1116</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1117">CVE-2004-1117</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 13 Nov 2004 08:00:15 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 14 Nov 2004 18:34:14 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 14 Nov 2004 18:38:42 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |