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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="200710-05">
+ <title>QGit: Insecure temporary file creation</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ A vulnerability has been discovered in QGit allowing local users to
+ overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code with another user's
+ rights.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">qgit</product>
+ <announced>2007-10-07</announced>
+ <revised count="01">2007-10-07</revised>
+ <bug>190697</bug>
+ <access>local</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="dev-util/qgit" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">1.5.7</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">1.5.7</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ QGit is a graphical interface to git repositories that allows you to
+ browse revisions history, view patch content and changed files.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ Raphael Marichez discovered that the DataLoader::doStart() method
+ creates temporary files in an insecure manner and executes them.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>
+ A local attacker could perform a symlink attack, possibly overwriting
+ files or executing arbitrary code with the rights of the user running
+ QGit.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ There is no known workaround at this time.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ All QGit users should upgrade to the latest version:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=dev-util/qgit-1.5.7"</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-4631">CVE-2007-4631</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-09-24T08:55:56Z">
+ p-y
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-09-24T08:56:46Z">
+ p-y
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-10-07T18:55:10Z">
+ rbu
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>