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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201402-18 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: GNU Midnight Commander: User-assisted execution of arbitrary |
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Date: February 20, 2014 |
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Bugs: #436518 |
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ID: 201402-18 |
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Synopsis |
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GNU Midnight Commander does not properly sanitize environment |
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variables, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or Denial |
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of Service. |
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Background |
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GNU Midnight Commander is a text based file manager. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-misc/mc < 4.8.7 >= 4.8.7 |
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Description |
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GNU Midnight Commander does not properly sanitize environment |
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variables. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted |
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archive file using GNU Midnight Commander, possibly resulting in |
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execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a |
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Denial of Service condition. |
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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 GNU Midnight Commander users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-misc/mc-4.8.7" |
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References |
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========== |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-4463 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4463 |
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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-201402-18.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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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2014 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 |