[ GLSA 200712-01 ] Hugin: Insecure temporary file creation

[Pierre-Yves Rofes <py () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200712-01
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Hugin: Insecure temporary file creation
      Date: December 05, 2007
      Bugs: #195996
        ID: 200712-01

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Synopsis
========

A vulnerability has been discovered in Hugin, potentially allowing for
a Denial of Service.

Background
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Hugin is a GUI for creating and processing panoramic images.

Affected packages
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     Package          /    Vulnerable    /                  Unaffected
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  1  media-gfx/hugin     < 0.7_beta4-r1                   *>= 0.6.1-r1
                                                       >= 0.7_beta4-r1

Description
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Suse Linux reported that Hugin creates the
"hugin_debug_optim_results.txt" temporary file in an insecure manner.

Impact
======

A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability with a symlink
attack, potentially overwriting an arbitrary file with the privileges
of the user running the application.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Hugin users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/hugin-0.6.1-r1"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2007-5200
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5200

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-01.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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