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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200909-11.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200909-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..26e36b1d --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200909-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +<?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="200909-11"> + <title>GCC-XML: Insecure temporary file usage</title> + <synopsis> + An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in GCC-XML allowing for + symlink attacks. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">gccxml</product> + <announced>September 09, 2009</announced> + <revised>September 09, 2009: 01</revised> + <bug>245765</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-cpp/gccxml" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.9.0_pre20090516</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.9.0_pre20090516</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + GCC-XML is an XML output extension to the C++ front-end of GCC. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported that find_flags in GCC-XML does not handle + "/tmp/*.cxx" temporary files securely. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary + files with the privileges of the user running the application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All GCC-XML users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-cpp/gccxml-0.9.0_pre20090516"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4957">CVE-2008-4957</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 25 May 2009 20:39:27 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:04:45 +0000"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:38:17 +0000"> + a3li + </metadata> +</glsa> |