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diff --git a/glsa-200409-10.xml b/glsa-200409-10.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e0d27a5864d5 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200409-10.xml @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +<?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="200409-10"> + <title>multi-gnome-terminal: Information leak</title> + <synopsis> + Active keystroke logging in multi-gnome-terminal has been discovered in + potentially world-readable files. This could allow any authorized user on + the system to read sensitive data, including passwords. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">multi-gnome-terminal</product> + <announced>September 06, 2004</announced> + <revised>September 06, 2004: 01</revised> + <bug>62322</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="x11-terms/multi-gnome-terminal" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.6.2-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.6.2-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + multi-gnome-terminal is an enhanced terminal emulator that is derived from + gnome-terminal. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + multi-gnome-terminal contains debugging code that has been known to output + active keystrokes to a potentially unsafe location. Output has been seen to + show up in the '.xsession-errors' file in the users home directory. Since + this file is world-readable on many machines, this bug has the potential to + leak sensitive information to anyone using the system. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + Any authorized user on the local machine has the ability to read any + critical data that has been entered into the terminal, including passwords. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All multi-gnome-terminal users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=x11-terms/multi-gnome-terminal-1.6.2-r1" + # emerge ">=x11-terms/multi-gnome-terminal-1.6.2-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references/> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 5 Sep 2004 20:51:40 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 6 Sep 2004 00:32:18 +0000"> + lewk + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 6 Sep 2004 17:31:16 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |