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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200903-16.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200903-16.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b6927e10f732 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200903-16.xml @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200903-16"> + <title>Epiphany: Untrusted search path</title> + <synopsis> + An untrusted search path vulnerability in Epiphany might result in the + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">epiphany</product> + <announced>2009-03-09</announced> + <revised count="01">2009-03-09</revised> + <bug>257000</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-client/epiphany" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.22.3-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.22.3-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Epiphany is a GNOME webbrowser based on the Mozilla rendering engine + Gecko. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + James Vega reported an untrusted search path vulnerability in the + Python interface. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could entice a user to run Epiphany from a directory + containing a specially crafted python module, resulting in the + execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running + Epiphany. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + Do not run "epiphany" from untrusted working directories. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Epiphany users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/epiphany-2.22.3-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5985">CVE-2008-5985</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2009-03-07T16:40:03Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2009-03-07T18:06:14Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2009-03-07T18:06:33Z"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |