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eldav, a WebDAV client for Emacs, creates temporary files without taking appropriate security precautions. This vulnerability could be exploited by a local user to create or overwrite files with the privileges of the user running emacs and eldav.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 325-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Debian -- Security Information Matt Zimmerman June 19th, 2003 Debian -- Debian security FAQ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : eldav Vulnerability : insecure temporary file Problem-Type : local Debian-specific: no CVE Ids : CAN-2003-0438 eldav, a WebDAV client for Emacs, creates temporary files without taking appropriate security precautions. This vulnerability could be exploited by a local user to create or overwrite files with the privileges of the user running emacs and eldav. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.0.20020411-1woody1. The old stable distribution (potato) does not contain an eldav package. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.7.2-1. We recommend that you update your eldav package. Upgrade Instructions -------------------- wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below: apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration. Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody -------------------------------- Source archives: Size/MD5 checksum: 592 9dd06517b53570a595d5c368924ceda1 Size/MD5 checksum: 3814 c4400b418452e1aea9a115a2af82e1aa Size/MD5checksum: 12319 3b62e4b9b05eb1c8ef27e9f5d3b98db2 Architecture independent components: Size/MD5 checksum: 15546 5dc5beca6a1c57b5a4b32968ebc07da4 These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its next revision. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For apt-get: deb Debian -- Security Information stable/updates main For dpkg-ftp: dists/stable/updates/main Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Package info: `apt-cache show ' and https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages . Discover the details of Debian advisory DSA 325-1, addressing vulnerabilities in eldav related to temporary files and corrective actions.. temporary file security,debian eldav advisory,local access exposure,webdav emacs security. . Severity: Low. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jun 20, 2003 •Low Debian