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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-31.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-31.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..531a5950 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-31.xml @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200502-31"> + <title>uim: Privilege escalation vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + Under certain conditions, applications linked against uim suffer from a + privilege escalation vulnerability. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">uim</product> + <announced>February 28, 2005</announced> + <revised>February 28, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>82678</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-i18n/uim" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.4.5.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.4.5.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + uim is a simple, secure and flexible input method library. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Takumi Asaki discovered that uim insufficiently checks environment + variables. setuid/setgid applications linked against libuim could end + up executing arbitrary code. This vulnerability only affects + immodule-enabled Qt (if you build Qt 3.3.2 or later versions with + USE="immqt" or USE="immqt-bc"). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A malicious local user could exploit this vulnerability to execute + arbitrary code with escalated privileges. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All uim users should upgrade to the latest available version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-i18n/uim-0.4.5.1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0503">CAN-2005-0503</uri> + <uri link="http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/uim/2005-February/000996.html">uim announcement</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 25 Feb 2005 09:53:35 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 27 Feb 2005 12:40:49 +0000"> + DerCorny + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 28 Feb 2005 08:59:25 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |