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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-27.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-27.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..54f4328a --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-27.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?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="200701-27"> + <title>ELinks: Arbitrary Samba command execution</title> + <synopsis> + ELinks does not properly validate "smb://" URLs, making it vulnerable to + the execution of arbitrary Samba commands. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">elinks</product> + <announced>January 30, 2007</announced> + <revised>January 30, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>155358</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-client/elinks" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.11.2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.11.2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + ELinks is a text mode web browser. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Teemu Salmela discovered an error in the validation code of "smb://" + URLs used by ELinks, the same issue as reported in GLSA 200612-16 + concerning Links. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to browse to a specially crafted + "smb://" URL and execute arbitrary Samba commands, which would allow + the overwriting of arbitrary local files or the upload or download of + arbitrary files. This vulnerability can be exploited only if + "smbclient" is installed on the victim's computer, which is provided by + the "samba" Gentoo package. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All ELinks users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/elinks-0.11.2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5925">CVE-2006-5925</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:52:21 +0000"> + hyakuhei + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:02:26 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> +</glsa> |