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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200703-09.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200703-09.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2ae01345f9a5 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200703-09.xml @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200703-09"> + <title>Smb4K: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Smb4K. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">smb4k</product> + <announced>2007-03-09</announced> + <revised count="01">2007-03-09</revised> + <bug>156152</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/smb4k" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.6.10a</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.6.10a</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Smb4K is a SMB/CIFS (Windows) share browser for KDE. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Kees Cook of the Ubuntu Security Team has identified multiple + vulnerabilities in Smb4K. + </p> + <ul><li>The writeFile() function of + smb4k/core/smb4kfileio.cpp makes insecure usage of temporary + files.</li> + <li>The writeFile() function also stores the contents of + the sudoers file with incorrect permissions, allowing for the file's + contents to be world-readable.</li> + <li>The createLockFile() and + removeLockFile() functions improperly handle lock files, possibly + allowing for a race condition in file handling.</li> + <li>The smb4k_kill + utility distributed with Smb4K allows any user in the sudoers group to + kill any process on the system.</li> + <li>Lastly, there is the potential + for multiple stack overflows when any Smb4K utility is used with the + sudo command.</li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A local attacker could gain unauthorized access to arbitrary files via + numerous attack vectors. In some cases to obtain this unauthorized + access, an attacker would have to be a member of the sudoers list. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Smb4K users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/smb4k-0.6.10a"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0472">CVE-2007-0472</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0473">CVE-2007-0473</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0474">CVE-2007-0474</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0475">CVE-2007-0475</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-02-12T22:36:28Z"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-02-12T22:42:10Z"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-02-27T15:26:26Z"> + shellsage + </metadata> +</glsa> |