-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200712-01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Hugin: Insecure temporary file creation Date: December 05, 2007 Bugs: #195996 ID: 200712-01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A vulnerability has been discovered in Hugin, potentially allowing for a Denial of Service. Background ========== Hugin is a GUI for creating and processing panoramic images. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-gfx/hugin < 0.7_beta4-r1 *>= 0.6.1-r1 >= 0.7_beta4-r1 Description =========== Suse Linux reported that Hugin creates the "hugin_debug_optim_results.txt" temporary file in an insecure manner. Impact ====== A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability with a symlink attack, potentially overwriting an arbitrary file with the privileges of the user running the application. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Hugin users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/hugin-0.6.1-r1" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2007-5200 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5200 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-01.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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2007 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 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHVySeuhJ+ozIKI5gRApC1AJwINHhhWVulNCH81WAA82o0JHZAMACgkk3u AV+OcdKR3iV+0OyoEHgyAUs= =4jjs -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----