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[ GLSA 200903-16 ] Epiphany: Untrusted search path
From: Robert Buchholz <rbu () gentoo org>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 14:57:37 +0100
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200903-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Epiphany: Untrusted search path Date: March 09, 2009 Bugs: #257000 ID: 200903-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== An untrusted search path vulnerability in Epiphany might result in the execution of arbitrary code. Background ========== Epiphany is a GNOME webbrowser based on the Mozilla rendering engine Gecko. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-client/epiphany < 2.22.3-r2 >= 2.22.3-r2 Description =========== James Vega reported an untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python interface. Impact ====== A local attacker could entice a user to run Epiphany from a directory containing a specially crafted python module, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Epiphany. Workaround ========== Do not run "epiphany" from untrusted working directories. Resolution ========== All Epiphany users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/epiphany-2.22.3-r2" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2008-5985 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5985 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-16.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 ======= Copyright 2009 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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