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[ GLSA 200709-08 ] id3lib: Insecure temporary file creation
From: Matthias Geerdsen <vorlon () gentoo org>
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:41:56 +0200
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200709-08 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: id3lib: Insecure temporary file creation Date: September 15, 2007 Bugs: #189610 ID: 200709-08 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A vulnerability has been discovered in id3lib allowing local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. Background ========== id3lib is an open-source, cross-platform software development library for reading, writing, and manipulating ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/id3lib < 3.8.3-r6 >= 3.8.3-r6 Description =========== Nikolaus Schulz discovered that the function RenderV2ToFile() in file src/tag_file.cpp creates temporary files in an insecure manner. Impact ====== A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All id3lib users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/id3lib-3.8.3-r6" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2007-4460 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4460 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-08.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 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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