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Gentoo: GLSA-200710-05 Critical: QGit Insecure File Handling

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Calendar Grey October 7, 2007
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An issue in GIMP outlined in the Gentoo GLSA 202110-01 allows local users to manipulate files and run scripts with escalated privileges.
A vulnerability has been discovered in QGit allowing local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code with another user's rights

Summary

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200710-05
                                            https://security.gentoo.org/

  Severity: Normal
     Title: QGit: Insecure temporary file creation
      Date: October 07, 2007
      Bugs: #190697
        ID: 200710-05


Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in QGit allowing local users to
overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code with another
user's rights.

Background
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QGit is a graphical interface to git repositories that allows you to
browse revisions history, view patch content and changed files.

Affected packages
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     Package        /  Vulnerable  /                        Unaffected
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  1  dev-util/qgit       < 1.5.7                              >= 1.5.7

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