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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-200903-35.xml b/glsa-200903-35.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..30c2d012 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200903-35.xml @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +<?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="200903-35"> + <title>Muttprint: Insecure temporary file usage</title> + <synopsis> + An insecure temporary file usage in Muttprint allows for symlink attacks. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">muttprint</product> + <announced>March 23, 2009</announced> + <revised>March 23, 2009: 01</revised> + <bug>250554</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-misc/muttprint" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.72d-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.72d-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Muttprint formats the output of mail clients to a good-looking printing + using LaTeX. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported an insecure usage of the temporary file + "/tmp/muttprint.log" in the muttprint script. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary + files with the privileges of the user running the application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Muttprint users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-misc/muttprint-0.72d-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5368">CVE-2008-5368</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:25:26 +0000"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:59:17 +0000"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:59:46 +0000"> + a3li + </metadata> +</glsa> |