bugtraq - [ GLSA 200903-16 ] Epiphany: Untrusted search path

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Message-Id: <200903091457.41058.rbu@gentoo.org>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 14:57:37 +0100
From: Robert Buchholz <rbu@...too.org>
To: gentoo-announce@...too.org
Cc: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com, full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk,
	security-alerts@...uxsecurity.com
Subject: [ GLSA 200903-16 ] Epiphany: Untrusted search path

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200903-16
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Epiphany: Untrusted search path
      Date: March 09, 2009
      Bugs: #257000
        ID: 200903-16

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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@...too.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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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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