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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200812-14.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200812-14.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..62f4d6217ea6 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200812-14.xml @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200812-14"> + <title>aview: Insecure temporary file usage</title> + <synopsis> + An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in aview, leading to + symlink attacks. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">aview</product> + <announced>2008-12-14</announced> + <revised count="01">2008-12-14</revised> + <bug>235808</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-gfx/aview" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.3.0_rc1-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.3.0_rc1-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + aview is an ASCII image viewer and animation player. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported that aview uses the "/tmp/aview$$.pgm" file + in an insecure manner when processing files. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary + files on the system with the privileges of the user running the + application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All aview users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/aview-1.3.0_rc1-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4935">CVE-2008-4935</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-09-22T12:39:57Z"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-10-21T20:48:01Z"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-12-11T20:00:09Z"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |