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author | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-200412-11.xml b/glsa-200412-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..67683885 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200412-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +<?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="200412-11"> + <title>Cscope: Insecure creation of temporary files</title> + <synopsis> + Cscope is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user + to overwrite arbitrary files. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">cscope</product> + <announced>December 16, 2004</announced> + <revised>December 16, 2004: 01</revised> + <bug>71595</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-util/cscope" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">15.5-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">15.5-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Cscope is a developer utility used to browse and manage source + code. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Cscope creates temporary files in world-writable directories with + predictable names. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary + files directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. + When Cscope is executed, this would result in the file being + overwritten with the rights of the user running the utility, which + could be the root user. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Cscope users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/cscope-15.5-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0996">CAN-2004-0996</uri> + <uri link="http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/381443">BugTraq Advisory</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:19:40 +0000"> + lewk + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 29 Nov 2004 17:43:04 +0000"> + lewk + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 16 Dec 2004 20:27:56 +0000"> + lewk + </metadata> +</glsa> |