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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200505-17.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200505-17.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..42448f4f --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200505-17.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?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="200505-17"> + <title>Qpopper: Multiple Vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Qpopper contains two vulnerabilities allowing an attacker to overwrite + arbitrary files and create files with insecure permissions. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">qpopper</product> + <announced>May 23, 2005</announced> + <revised>May 23, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>90622</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-mail/qpopper" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.0.5-r3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.0.5-r3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Qpopper is a widely used server for the POP3 protocol. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Jens Steube discovered that Qpopper doesn't drop privileges to + process local files from normal users (CAN-2005-1151). The upstream + developers discovered that Qpopper can be forced to create group or + world writeable files (CAN-2005-1152). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A malicious local attacker could exploit Qpopper to overwrite + arbitrary files as root or create new files which are group or world + writeable. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Qpopper users should upgrade to the latest available version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/qpopper-4.0.5-r3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1151">CAN-2005-1151</uri> + <uri link="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1152">CAN-2005-1152</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 10 May 2005 16:31:30 +0000"> + DerCorny + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 23 May 2005 19:25:37 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |