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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-200801-03.xml b/glsa-200801-03.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f6cb19ef15fc --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200801-03.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="200801-03"> + <title>Claws Mail: Insecure temporary file creation</title> + <synopsis> + Claws Mail uses temporary files in an insecure manner, allowing for a + symlink attack. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">claws-mail</product> + <announced>January 09, 2008</announced> + <revised>January 09, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>201244</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="mail-client/claws-mail" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.0.2-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.0.2-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Claws Mail is a GTK based e-mail client. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Nico Golde from Debian reported that the sylprint.pl script that is + part of the Claws Mail tools creates temporary files in an insecure + manner. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct symlink + attacks to overwrite files with the privileges of the user running + Claws Mail. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Claws Mail users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/claws-mail-3.0.2-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6208">CVE-2007-6208</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:01:06 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:07:07 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:07:18 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |