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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200712-07.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200712-07.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..beafd41bbdd7 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200712-07.xml @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200712-07"> + <title>Lookup: Insecure temporary file creation</title> + <synopsis> + Lookup uses temporary files in an insecure manner, allowing for a symlink + attack. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">lookup</product> + <announced>2007-12-09</announced> + <revised count="01">2007-12-09</revised> + <bug>197306</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-emacs/lookup" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.4.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.4.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Lookup is a search interface to books and dictionnaries for Emacs. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Tatsuya Kinoshita reported that the ndeb-binary function does not + handle temporay files correctly. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could use a symlink attack to overwrite files with the + privileges of the user running Lookup. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Lookup users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emacs/lookup-1.4.1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0237">CVE-2007-0237</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-11-19T22:00:43Z"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-11-21T00:09:14Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-12-08T23:10:28Z"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |