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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200511-15.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200511-15.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f17ace66fb0c --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200511-15.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200511-15"> + <title>Smb4k: Local unauthorized file access</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability has been identified that allows unauthorized access to the + contents of /etc/sudoers and /etc/super.tab files. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">Smb4k</product> + <announced>2005-11-18</announced> + <revised count="01">2005-11-18</revised> + <bug>111089</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/smb4k" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.6.4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.6.4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Smb4K is a SMB/CIFS share browser for KDE. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + A vulnerability leading to unauthorized file access has been + found. A pre-existing symlink from /tmp/sudoers and /tmp/super.tab to a + textfile will cause Smb4k to write the contents of these files to the + target of the symlink, as Smb4k does not check for the existence of + these files before writing to them. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + An attacker could acquire local privilege escalation by adding + username(s) to the list of sudoers. + </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-0.6.4"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-2851">CVE-2005-2851</uri> + <uri link="http://smb4k.berlios.de/">Smb4k Announcement</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-11-15T09:03:00Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-11-15T09:04:04Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-11-16T02:48:46Z"> + shellsage + </metadata> +</glsa> |