[ MDVA-2008:241 ] mailscanner
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVA-2008:241
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : mailscanner
Date : December 22, 2008
Affected: Corporate 4.0
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Problem Description:
Local users can use symlink attacks throughout a flaw on
trend-autoupdate script of MailScanner by using /tmp/opr.ini.#####
or /tmp/lpt temporary file (CVE-2008-5140).
Local users can use symlink attacks throughout flaws on
clamav-autoupdate, panda-autoupdate and rav-autoupdate scripts of
MailScanner by using ClamAV.update.log, pav.zip and RavBusy.lock
temporary files (CVE-2008-5312).
Local users can use symlink attacks throughout flaws on
kaspersky-wrapper, bitdefender-wrapper, rav-wrapper scripts and
Quarentine.pm, TNEF.pm, SA.pm, WorkArea.pm MailScanner perl modules
by using kavoutput.tmp.27073, log.bdc.27073, report.vir.27073,
MailScanner.ownertest.27073, tnef.27073 and MS.bayes.rebuild.lock
temporary files (CVE-2008-5313).
Further MailScanner had symlink flaws on antivir-autoupdate,
bitdefender-autoupdate, clamav-autoupdate, etrust-autoupdate,
generic-autoupdate, inoculan-autoupdate, kaspersky-autoupdate,
nod32-autoupdate, norman-autoupdate, rav-autoupdate,
sophos-autoupdate, symscanengine-autoupdate, vexira-autoupdate,
f-prot-autoupdate and css-autoupdate scripts under following
temporary vulnerable files: AntiVirBusy.lock, BitDefenderBusy.lock,
ClamAVBusy.lock, eTrustBusy.lock, GenericBusy.lock, InoculanBusy.lock,
KasperskyBusy.lock, Nod32Busy.lock, NormanBusy.lock, RavBusy.lock,
SophosBusy.lock, SymScanEngineBusy.lock, VexiraBusy.lock,
FProtBusy.lock and SYMCScan.lock.
This update provides fix for all symlink flaws described on this
security advisory.
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References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5140
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5312
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5313
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Updated Packages:
Corporate 4.0:
4e93bc7c48ec8f65122d263237b99ec9
corporate/4.0/i586/mailscanner-4.55.9_1-3.1.20060mlcs4.noarch.rpm
f92acdbed4f63778609726eaa2dc8fd1
corporate/4.0/i586/mailscanner-spamassassin-4.55.9_1-3.1.20060mlcs4.noarch.rpm
35f1b7e0cc1534def4394e7bec95ab48
corporate/4.0/SRPMS/mailscanner-4.55.9_1-3.1.20060mlcs4.src.rpm
Corporate 4.0/X86_64:
4e93bc7c48ec8f65122d263237b99ec9
corporate/4.0/x86_64/mailscanner-4.55.9_1-3.1.20060mlcs4.noarch.rpm
f92acdbed4f63778609726eaa2dc8fd1
corporate/4.0/x86_64/mailscanner-spamassassin-4.55.9_1-3.1.20060mlcs4.noarch.rpm
35f1b7e0cc1534def4394e7bec95ab48
corporate/4.0/SRPMS/mailscanner-4.55.9_1-3.1.20060mlcs4.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
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You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
<security*mandriva.com>
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