- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200901-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Scilab: Insecure temporary file usage Date: January 21, 2009 Bugs: #245922 ID: 200901-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in Scilab, allowing for symlink attacks. Background ========== Scilab is a scientific software package for numerical computations. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sci-mathematics/scilab < 4.1.2-r1 >= 4.1.2-r1 Description =========== Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported an insecure temporary file usage within the scilink, scidoc and scidem scripts. Impact ====== A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the application. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Scilab users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sci-mathematics/scilab-4.1.2-r1" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2008-4983 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4983 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-14.xml Concerns? ========= 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 ======= Copyright 2009 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/2.5
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