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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200710-10.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200710-10.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c2b81298e6bb --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200710-10.xml @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200710-10"> + <title>SKK Tools: Insecure temporary file creation</title> + <synopsis> + SKK insecurely creates temporary files. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">skktools</product> + <announced>2007-10-12</announced> + <revised count="01">2007-10-12</revised> + <bug>193121</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-i18n/skktools" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.2-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.2-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + SKK is a Japanese input method for Emacs. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + skkdic-expr.c insecurely writes temporary files to a location in the + form $TMPDIR/skkdic$PID.{pag,dir,db}, where $PID is the process ID. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could create symbolic links in the directory where the + temporary files are written, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the + filesystem that is writable by the user running the SKK software. When + SKK writes the temporary file, the target valid file would then be + overwritten with the contents of the SKK temporary file. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All SKK Tools users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-i18n/skktools-1.2-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3916">CVE-2007-3916</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-09-20T19:17:24Z"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-09-20T19:18:40Z"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-10-07T20:45:18Z"> + aetius + </metadata> +</glsa> |