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From: Pierre-Yves Rofes <py@g.o>
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200903-35 ] Muttprint: Insecure temporary file usage
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:57:07
Message-Id: 49C80598.3040108@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200903-35
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Muttprint: Insecure temporary file usage
9 Date: March 23, 2009
10 Bugs: #250554
11 ID: 200903-35
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15 Synopsis
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18 An insecure temporary file usage in Muttprint allows for symlink
19 attacks.
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21 Background
22 ==========
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24 Muttprint formats the output of mail clients to a good-looking printing
25 using LaTeX.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 app-misc/muttprint < 0.72d-r1 >= 0.72d-r1
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35 Description
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38 Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported an insecure usage of the temporary file
39 "/tmp/muttprint.log" in the muttprint script.
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41 Impact
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44 A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary
45 files with the privileges of the user running the application.
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47 Workaround
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50 There is no known workaround at this time.
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52 Resolution
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55 All Muttprint users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-misc/muttprint-0.72d-r1"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2008-5368
64 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5368
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66 Availability
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69 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
70 the Gentoo Security Website:
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72 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-35.xml
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74 Concerns?
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77 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
78 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
79 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
80 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
81 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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83 License
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86 Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
87 belongs to its owner(s).
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89 The contents of this document are licensed under the
90 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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92 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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