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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-23.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-23.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c6a1b0be --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-23.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="200611-23"> + <title>Mono: Insecure temporary file creation</title> + <synopsis> + Mono is vulnerable to linking attacks, potentially allowing a local user to + overwrite arbitrary files. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">mono</product> + <announced>November 28, 2006</announced> + <revised>November 28, 2006: 01</revised> + <bug>150264</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-lang/mono" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.1.13.8.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.1.13.8.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Mono provides the necessary software to develop and run .NET client and + server applications. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Sebastian Krahmer of the SuSE Security Team discovered that the + System.CodeDom.Compiler classes of Mono create temporary files with + insecure permissions. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could create links in the temporary file directory, + pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. When an affected + class is called, this could result in the file being overwritten with + the rights of the user running the script. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Mono users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/mono-1.1.13.8.1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5072">CVE-2006-5072</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 24 Nov 2006 09:48:51 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:16:01 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:13:57 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> +</glsa> |