May 2005

ID: 00434
Ref: 401/2005
Date: 24 May 2005:14:37:52
Version: 1

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Title: Two Gentoo Linux Security Advisories: 1. GLSA 200505-17 - Qpopper: Multiple Vulnerabilities 2. GLSA 200505-18 - Net-SNMP: fixproc insecure temporary file creation
Abstract:
Vendors affected: Gentoo
Operating systems affected: Gentoo
Applications affected: Gentoo

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Title
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Two Gentoo Linux Security Advisories:

1. GLSA 200505-17 - Qpopper: Multiple Vulnerabilities

2. GLSA 200505-18 - Net-SNMP: fixproc insecure temporary file creation

Detail
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1. Jens Steube discovered that Qpopper doesn't drop privileges to process
local files from normal users (CAN-2005-1151). The upstream developers
discovered that Qpopper can be forced to create group or world
writeable files (CAN-2005-1152).

2. The fixproc application of Net-SNMP creates temporary files with
predictable filenames.



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Severity: Normal
Title: Qpopper: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: May 23, 2005
Bugs: #90622
ID: 200505-17

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Synopsis
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Qpopper contains two vulnerabilities allowing an attacker to overwrite
arbitrary files and create files with insecure permissions.

Background
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Qpopper is a widely used server for the POP3 protocol.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-mail/qpopper < 4.0.5-r3 >= 4.0.5-r3

Description
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Jens Steube discovered that Qpopper doesn't drop privileges to process
local files from normal users (CAN-2005-1151). The upstream developers
discovered that Qpopper can be forced to create group or world
writeable files (CAN-2005-1152).

Impact
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A malicious local attacker could exploit Qpopper to overwrite arbitrary
files as root or create new files which are group or world writeable.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Qpopper users should upgrade to the latest available version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/qpopper-4.0.5-r3"

References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-1151
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1151
[ 2 ] CAN-2005-1152
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1152

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-200505-17.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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
=======

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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Severity: Normal
Title: Net-SNMP: fixproc insecure temporary file creation
Date: May 23, 2005
Bugs: #91792
ID: 200505-18

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Synopsis
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Net-SNMP creates temporary files in an insecure manner, possibly
allowing the execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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Net-SNMP is a suite of applications used to implement the Simple
Network Management Protocol.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-analyzer/net-snmp < 5.2.1-r1 >= 5.2.1-r1

Description
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The fixproc application of Net-SNMP creates temporary files with
predictable filenames.

Impact
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A malicious local attacker could exploit a race condition to change the
content of the temporary files before they are executed by fixproc,
possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code. A local attacker
could also create symbolic links in the temporary files directory,
pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. When fixproc is
executed, this would result in the file being overwritten.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Net-SNMP users should upgrade to the latest available version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/net-snmp-5.2.1-r1"

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-18.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 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