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diff --git a/glsa-200803-23.xml b/glsa-200803-23.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d7bef873 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200803-23.xml @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200803-23"> + <title>Website META Language: Insecure temporary file usage</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple insecure temporary file vulnerabilities have been discovered in + the Website META Language. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">wml</product> + <announced>March 15, 2008</announced> + <revised>March 15, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>209927</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-lang/wml" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.0.11-r3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.11-r3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Website META Language is a free and extensible Webdesigner's off-line + HTML generation toolkit for Unix. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Temporary files are handled insecurely in the files + wml_backend/p1_ipp/ipp.src, wml_contrib/wmg.cgi, and + wml_backend/p3_eperl/eperl_sys.c, allowing users to overwrite or delete + arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the program. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + Local users can exploit the insecure temporary file vulnerabilities via + symlink attacks to perform certain actions with escalated privileges. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + Restrict access to the temporary directory to trusted users only. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Website META Language users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/wml-2.0.11-r3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0665">CVE-2008-0665</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0666">CVE-2008-0666</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:05:35 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:05:48 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:18:51 +0000"> + mfleming + </metadata> +</glsa> |