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From: Pierre-Yves Rofes <py@g.o>
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200801-03 ] Claws Mail: Insecure temporary file creation
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:52:16
Message-Id: 47854112.90205@gentoo.org
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10 Severity: Normal
11 Title: Claws Mail: Insecure temporary file creation
12 Date: January 09, 2008
13 Bugs: #201244
14 ID: 200801-03
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18 Synopsis
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21 Claws Mail uses temporary files in an insecure manner, allowing for a
22 symlink attack.
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24 Background
25 ==========
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27 Claws Mail is a GTK based e-mail client.
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29 Affected packages
30 =================
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33 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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35 1 mail-client/claws-mail < 3.0.2-r1 >= 3.0.2-r1
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37 Description
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40 Nico Golde from Debian reported that the sylprint.pl script that is
41 part of the Claws Mail tools creates temporary files in an insecure
42 manner.
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44 Impact
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47 A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct symlink
48 attacks to overwrite files with the privileges of the user running
49 Claws Mail.
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51 Workaround
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54 There is no known workaround at this time.
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56 Resolution
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59 All Claws Mail users should upgrade to the latest version:
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61 # emerge --sync
62 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/claws-mail-3.0.2-r1"
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64 References
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67 [ 1 ] CVE-2007-6208
68 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6208
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70 Availability
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73 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
74 the Gentoo Security Website:
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76 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-03.xml
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78 Concerns?
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81 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
82 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
83 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
84 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
85 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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87 License
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90 Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
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93 The contents of this document are licensed under the
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