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From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200506-05 ] SilverCity: Insecure file permissions
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 15:19:12
Message-Id: 200506081719.19241.jaervosz@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200506-05
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: SilverCity: Insecure file permissions
9 Date: June 08, 2005
10 Bugs: #93558
11 ID: 200506-05
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15 Synopsis
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18 Executable files with insecure permissions can be modified causing an
19 unsuspecting user to run arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 SilverCity provides lexical analysis for over 20 programming and markup
25 languages.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 app-text/silvercity < 0.9.5-r1 >= 0.9.5-r1
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35 Description
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38 The SilverCity package installs three executable files with insecure
39 permissions.
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41 Impact
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44 A local attacker could modify the executable files, causing arbitrary
45 code to be executed with the permissions of an unsuspecting SilverCity
46 user.
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48 Workaround
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51 There are no known workarounds at this time.
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53 Resolution
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56 All SilverCity users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/silvercity-0.9.5-r1"
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61 Availability
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64 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
65 the Gentoo Security Website:
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67 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200506-05.xml
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69 Concerns?
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72 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
73 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
74 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
75 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
76 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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78 License
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81 Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
82 belongs to its owner(s).
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84 The contents of this document are licensed under the
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