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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-200801-14.xml | |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200801-14.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200801-14.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..43fd9a3ff6c0 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200801-14.xml @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200801-14"> + <title>Blam: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + Blam doesn't properly handle environment variables, potentially allowing a + local attacker to execute arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">blam</product> + <announced>2008-01-27</announced> + <revised>2008-01-27: 01</revised> + <bug>199841</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-news/blam" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.8.4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.8.4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Blam is an RSS and Atom feed reader for GNOME written in C#. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The "/usr/bin/blam" script sets the "LD_LIBRARY_PATH" environment + variable incorrectly, which might result in the current working + directory (.) being included when searching for dynamically linked + libraries of the Mono Runtime application. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could entice a user to run Blam in a directory + containing a specially crafted library file which could result in the + execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running + Blam. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + Do not run Blam from an untrusted working directory. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Blam users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-news/blam-1.8.4"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-4790">CVE-2005-4790</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-01-20T00:54:46Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-01-20T00:55:57Z"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |