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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200709-08.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200709-08.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d5ce42bb1aad --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200709-08.xml @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200709-08"> + <title>id3lib: Insecure temporary file creation</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability has been discovered in id3lib allowing local users to + overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">id3lib</product> + <announced>2007-09-15</announced> + <revised count="01">2007-09-15</revised> + <bug>189610</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/id3lib" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.8.3-r6</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.8.3-r6</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + id3lib is an open-source, cross-platform software development library + for reading, writing, and manipulating ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Nikolaus Schulz discovered that the function RenderV2ToFile() in file + src/tag_file.cpp creates temporary files in an insecure manner. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a symlink attack + to overwrite arbitrary files. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All id3lib users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/id3lib-3.8.3-r6"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4460">CVE-2007-4460</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-09-13T20:50:09Z"> + mfleming + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-09-14T08:35:20Z"> + falco + </metadata> +</glsa> |