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| author | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
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| committer | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
| commit | 4f2d7949f03e1c198bc888f2d05f421d35c57e21 (patch) | |
| tree | ba5f07bf3f9d22d82e54a462313f5d244036c768 /metadata/glsa/glsa-200505-14.xml | |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200505-14.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200505-14.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..0f94421136e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200505-14.xml @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200505-14"> + <title>Cheetah: Untrusted module search path</title> + <synopsis> + Cheetah contains a vulnerability in the module importing code that can + allow a local user to gain escalated privileges. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">Cheetah</product> + <announced>2005-05-19</announced> + <revised>2006-05-17: 02</revised> + <bug>92926</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-python/cheetah" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.9.17_rc1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.9.17_rc1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Cheetah is a Python powered template engine and code generator. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Brian Bird discovered that Cheetah searches for modules in the + world-writable /tmp directory. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A malicious local user could place a module containing arbitrary code + in /tmp, which when imported would run with escalated privileges. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There are no known workarounds at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Cheetah users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/cheetah-0.9.17_rc1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://secunia.com/advisories/15386/">Secunia Advisory SA15386</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-05-17T21:18:59Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-05-17T21:38:15Z"> + r2d2 + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-05-18T11:47:34Z"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |