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Message-ID: <200506081719.19241.jaervosz@gentoo.org> Date: Sun Jul 17 14:55:15 2005 From: jaervosz at gentoo.org (Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen) Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200506-05 ] SilverCity: Insecure file permissions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200506-05 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: SilverCity: Insecure file permissions Date: June 08, 2005 Bugs: #93558 ID: 200506-05 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Executable files with insecure permissions can be modified causing an unsuspecting user to run arbitrary code. Background ========== SilverCity provides lexical analysis for over 20 programming and markup languages. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-text/silvercity < 0.9.5-r1 >= 0.9.5-r1 Description =========== The SilverCity package installs three executable files with insecure permissions. Impact ====== A local attacker could modify the executable files, causing arbitrary code to be executed with the permissions of an unsuspecting SilverCity user. Workaround ========== There are no known workarounds at this time. Resolution ========== All SilverCity users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/silvercity-0.9.5-r1" Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200506-05.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 ======= Copyright 2005 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/2.0 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/attachments/20050717/c3cc302e/attachment.bin
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