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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200506-13
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: webapp-config: Insecure temporary file handling
Date: June 17, 2005
Bugs: #91785, #88831
ID: 200506-13
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Synopsis
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The webapp-config utility insecurely creates temporary files in a world
writable directory, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary
commands.
Background
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webapp-config is a Gentoo Linux utility to help manage the installation
of web-based applications.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-www/webapp-config < 1.11 >= 1.11
Description
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Eric Romang discovered webapp-config uses a predictable temporary
filename while processing certain options, resulting in a race
condition.
Impact
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Successful exploitation of the race condition would allow an attacker
to disrupt the operation of webapp-config, or execute arbitrary shell
commands with the privileges of the user running webapp-config. A local
attacker could use a symlink attack to create or overwrite files with
the permissions of the user running webapp-config.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All webapp-config users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-www/webapp-config-1.11"
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200506-13.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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