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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200901-14 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Scilab: Insecure temporary file usage |
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Date: January 21, 2009 |
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Bugs: #245922 |
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ID: 200901-14 |
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Synopsis |
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An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in Scilab, allowing |
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for symlink attacks. |
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Background |
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Scilab is a scientific software package for numerical computations. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 sci-mathematics/scilab < 4.1.2-r1 >= 4.1.2-r1 |
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Description |
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Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported an insecure temporary file usage within the |
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scilink, scidoc and scidem scripts. |
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Impact |
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A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary |
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files with the privileges of the user running the application. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Scilab users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sci-mathematics/scilab-4.1.2-r1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-4983 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4983 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-14.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |