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| author |   Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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| committer | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-200707-08.xml b/glsa-200707-08.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..09d8e562 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200707-08.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="200707-08"> + <title>NVClock: Insecure file usage</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability has been discovered in NVClock, allowing for the execution + of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">nvclock</product> + <announced>July 24, 2007</announced> + <revised>July 24, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>184071</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-video/nvclock" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.7-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.7-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + NVClock is an utility for changing NVidia graphic chipsets internal + frequency. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Team discovered that NVClock + makes usage of an insecure temporary file in the /tmp directory. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could create a specially crafted temporary file in + /tmp to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running + NVCLock. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All NVClock users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/nvclock-0.7-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3531">CVE-2007-3531</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:48:09 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:59:19 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:59:32 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |