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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-01.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-01.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fa61c6c4 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-01.xml @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +<?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="200712-01"> + <title>Hugin: Insecure temporary file creation</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability has been discovered in Hugin, potentially allowing for a + Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">hugin</product> + <announced>December 05, 2007</announced> + <revised>December 05, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>195996</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-gfx/hugin" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="rge">0.6.1-r1</unaffected> + <unaffected range="ge">0.7_beta4-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.7_beta4-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Hugin is a GUI for creating and processing panoramic images. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Suse Linux reported that Hugin creates the + "hugin_debug_optim_results.txt" temporary file in an insecure manner. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability with a symlink + attack, potentially overwriting an arbitrary file with the privileges + of the user running the application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Hugin users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/hugin-0.6.1-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5200">CVE-2007-5200</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:47:03 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:47:10 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |