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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200506-05
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: SilverCity: Insecure file permissions
Date: June 08, 2005
Bugs: #93558
ID: 200506-05
Synopsis
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Executable files with insecure permissions can be modified causing an
unsuspecting user to run arbitrary code.
Background
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SilverCity provides lexical analysis for over 20 programming and markup
languages.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/silvercity < 0.9.5-r1 >= 0.9.5-r1
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The SilverCity package installs three executable files with insecure
permissions.
Impact
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A local attacker could modify the executable files,...
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