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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200804-29.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200804-29.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..635cebd6051f --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200804-29.xml @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200804-29"> + <title>Comix: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities in Comix may lead to execution of arbitrary + commands and a Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">comix</product> + <announced>2008-04-25</announced> + <revised count="01">2008-04-25</revised> + <bug>215694</bug> + <access>local, remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-gfx/comix" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.6.4-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.6.4-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Comix is a GTK comic book viewer. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Comix does not properly sanitize filenames containing shell + metacharacters when they are passed to the rar, unrar, or jpegtran + programs (CVE-2008-1568). Comix also creates directories with + predictable names (CVE-2008-1796). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could exploit the first vulnerability by enticing a + user to use Comix to open a file with a specially crafted filename, + resulting in the execution of arbitrary commands. The second + vulnerability could be exploited by a local attacker to cause a Denial + of Service by creating a file or directory with the same filename as + the predictable filename used by Comix. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Comix users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/comix-3.6.4-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1568">CVE-2008-1568</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1796">CVE-2008-1796</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-04-10T14:29:23Z"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-04-10T22:35:39Z"> + mfleming + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-04-13T23:01:03Z"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |