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Added: glsa-200801-21.xml |
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Log: |
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GLSA 200801-21 |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.1 xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-21.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-21.xml?rev=1.1&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-21.xml?rev=1.1&content-type=text/plain |
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Index: glsa-200801-21.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> |
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<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> |
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<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> |
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> |
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<glsa id="200801-21"> |
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<title>Xdg-Utils: Arbitrary command execution</title> |
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<synopsis> |
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Xdg-Utils, allowing for the remote |
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execution of arbitrary commands. |
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</synopsis> |
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<product type="ebuild">xdg-utils</product> |
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<announced>January 30, 2008</announced> |
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<revised>January 30, 2008: 01</revised> |
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<bug>207331</bug> |
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<access>remote</access> |
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<affected> |
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<package name="x11-misc/xdg-utils" auto="yes" arch="*"> |
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<unaffected range="ge">1.0.2-r1</unaffected> |
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<vulnerable range="lt">1.0.2-r1</vulnerable> |
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</package> |
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</affected> |
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<background> |
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<p> |
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Xdg-Utils is a set of tools allowing all applications to easily |
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integrate with the Free Desktop configuration. |
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</p> |
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</background> |
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<description> |
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<p> |
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Miroslav Lichvar discovered that the "xdg-open" and "xdg-email" shell |
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scripts do not properly sanitize their input before processing it. |
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</p> |
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</description> |
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<impact type="normal"> |
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<p> |
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted link |
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with a vulnerable application using Xdg-Utils (e.g. an email client), |
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resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the |
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user running the application. |
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</p> |
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</impact> |
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<workaround> |
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<p> |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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</p> |
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</workaround> |
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<resolution> |
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<p> |
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All Xdg-Utils users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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</p> |
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<code> |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-misc/xdg-utils-1.0.2-r1"</code> |
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</resolution> |
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<references> |
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<uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0386">CVE-2008-0386</uri> |
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</references> |
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:15:55 +0000"> |
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rbu |
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</metadata> |
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:04:22 +0000"> |
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p-y |
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</metadata> |
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<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:04:30 +0000"> |
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p-y |
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</metadata> |
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</glsa> |
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