Gentoo: GLSA-200803-23: Website META Language: Insecure temporary file usage
Summary
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200803-23 https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal Title: Website META Language: Insecure temporary file usage Date: March 15, 2008 Bugs: #209927 ID: 200803-23
Synopsis ======= Multiple insecure temporary file vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Website META Language.
Background ========= Website META Language is a free and extensible Webdesigner's off-line HTML generation toolkit for Unix.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-lang/wml < 2.0.11-r3 >= 2.0.11-r3
========== 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.
Impact ===== Local users can exploit the insecure temporary file vulnerabilities via symlink attacks to perform certain actions with escalated privileges.
Workaround ========= Restrict access to the temporary directory to trusted users only.
Resolution ========= All Website META Language users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/wml-2.0.11-r3"
References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2008-0665 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0665 [ 2 ] CVE-2008-0666 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0666
Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200803-23
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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