[ GLSA 200812-14 ] aview: Insecure temporary file usage
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:38:30 +0100
From: Tobias Heinlein <keytoaster@gentoo.org.>
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Subject: [ GLSA 200812-14 ] aview: Insecure temporary file usage
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200812-14
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: aview: Insecure temporary file usage
Date: December 14, 2008
Bugs: #235808
ID: 200812-14
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Synopsis
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An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in aview, leading to
symlink attacks.
Background
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aview is an ASCII image viewer and animation player.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-gfx/aview < 1.3.0_rc1-r1 >=3D 1.3.0_rc1-r1
Description
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Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported that aview uses the "/tmp/aview$$.pgm" file
in an insecure manner when processing files.
Impact
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A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary
files on the system with the privileges of the user running the
application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All aview users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=3Dmedia-gfx/aview-1.3.0_rc1-r1"=
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-4935
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=3DCVE-2008-4935
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-14.xml
Concerns?
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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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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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.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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