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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200511-19.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200511-19.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d27129cfb23a --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200511-19.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200511-19"> + <title>eix: Insecure temporary file creation</title> + <synopsis> + eix has an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability, potentially + allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">eix</product> + <announced>2005-11-22</announced> + <revised count="02">2006-05-22</revised> + <bug>112061</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-portage/eix" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.5.0_pre2</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">0.3.0-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.5.0_pre2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + eix is a small utility for searching ebuilds with indexing for fast + results. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Eric Romang discovered that eix creates a temporary file with a + predictable name. eix creates a temporary file in /tmp/eix.*.sync where + * is the process ID of the shell running eix. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker can watch the process list and determine the process + ID of the shell running eix while the "emerge --sync" command is + running, then create a link from the corresponding temporary file to a + system file, which would result in the file being overwritten with the + rights of the user running the application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All eix users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose app-portage/eix</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3785">CVE-2005-3785</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-11-21T09:11:10Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-11-21T20:48:28Z"> + adir + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-11-22T08:46:22Z"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |