Gentoo: GLSA-200801-03: Claws Mail: Insecure temporary file creation
Summary
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Severity: Normal Title: Claws Mail: Insecure temporary file creation Date: January 09, 2008 Bugs: #201244 ID: 200801-03
Synopsis ======= Claws Mail uses temporary files in an insecure manner, allowing for a symlink attack.
Background ========= Claws Mail is a GTK based e-mail client.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 mail-client/claws-mail < 3.0.2-r1 >= 3.0.2-r1
========== Nico Golde from Debian reported that the sylprint.pl script that is part of the Claws Mail tools creates temporary files in an insecure manner.
Impact ===== A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct symlink attacks to overwrite files with the privileges of the user running Claws Mail.
Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution ========= All Claws Mail users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/claws-mail-3.0.2-r1"
References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2007-6208 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6208
Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200801-03
Concerns? ======== Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/.
License ====== Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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