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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-04.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-04.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..48edb080 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-04.xml @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +<?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="200412-04"> + <title>Perl: Insecure temporary file creation</title> + <synopsis> + Perl is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user to + overwrite arbitrary files. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">perl</product> + <announced>December 07, 2004</announced> + <revised>December 07, 2004: 01</revised> + <bug>66360</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-lang/perl" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="rge">5.8.5-r2</unaffected> + <unaffected range="ge">5.8.6-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">5.8.5-r2</vulnerable> + <vulnerable range="eq">5.8.6</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Perl is a stable, cross-platform programming language created by + Larry Wall. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Some Perl modules create temporary files in world-writable + directories with predictable names. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary + files directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. + When a Perl script is executed, this would result in the file being + overwritten 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 Perl users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=perl-5.8.5-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0976">CAN-2004-0976</uri> + <uri link="http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050/">Trustix Advisory #2004-0050</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 5 Dec 2004 01:07:23 +0000"> + lewk + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 6 Dec 2004 21:18:17 +0000"> + lewk + </metadata> +</glsa> |