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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201206-08.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201206-08.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..631f92efdff6 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201206-08.xml @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201206-08"> + <title>Wicd: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Wicd, the worst of + which might allow execution of arbitrary code as root. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">wicd</product> + <announced>2012-06-21</announced> + <revised count="1">2012-06-21</revised> + <bug>401005</bug> + <bug>411729</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/wicd" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.7.2.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.7.2.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux.</p> + </background> + <description> + <p>Two vulnerabilities have been found in Wicd:</p> + + <ul> + <li>Passwords and passphrases are written to /var/log/wicd + (CVE-2012-0813). + </li> + <li>Input from the daemon's D-Bus interface is not properly sanitized + (CVE-2012-2095). + </li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p>A local attacker could gain privileges of the root user or obtain + sensitive information. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All Wicd users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/wicd-1.7.2.1" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0813">CVE-2012-0813</uri> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2095">CVE-2012-2095</uri> + </references> + <metadata timestamp="2012-04-15T04:06:17Z" tag="requester"> + underling + </metadata> + <metadata timestamp="2012-06-21T10:10:59Z" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata> +</glsa> |