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diff --git a/glsa-200501-43.xml b/glsa-200501-43.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..262bad252714 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200501-43.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="200501-43"> + <title>f2c: Insecure temporary file creation</title> + <synopsis> + f2c is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user to + overwrite arbitrary files. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">f2c</product> + <announced>January 30, 2005</announced> + <revised>January 30, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>79725</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-lang/f2c" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">20030320-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">20030320</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + f2c is a Fortran to C translator. Portage uses this package in + some ebuilds to build Fortran sources. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena from the Debian Security Audit Team + discovered that f2c creates temporary files in world-writeable + directories with predictable names. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary + files directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. + When f2c is executed, this would result in the file being overwritten + with the rights of the user running the software, which could be the + root user. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All f2c users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/f2c-20030320-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0017">CAN-2005-0017</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:00:55 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 29 Jan 2005 16:13:04 +0000"> + vorlon078 + </metadata> +</glsa> |