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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200602-14.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200602-14.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..8f035e731a2b --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200602-14.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200602-14"> + <title>noweb: Insecure temporary file creation</title> + <synopsis> + noweb is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user + to overwrite arbitrary files. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">noweb</product> + <announced>2006-02-26</announced> + <revised count="01">2006-02-26</revised> + <bug>122705</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/noweb" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.9-r5</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.9-r5</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + noweb is a simple, extensible, and language independent literate + programming tool. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Javier Fernandez-Sanguino has discovered that the lib/toascii.nw + and shell/roff.mm scripts insecurely create temporary files with + predictable filenames. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary file + directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. When + an affected script is called, this would result in the file being + overwritten with the rights of the user running the script. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All noweb users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/noweb-2.9-r5"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3342">CVE-2005-3342</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2006-02-23T20:08:48Z"> + DerCorny + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-02-23T20:09:04Z"> + DerCorny + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-02-24T14:44:04Z"> + formula7 + </metadata> +</glsa> |