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Debian geneweb Arbitrary File Manipulation Vulnerability
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Release Date:	2005-04-20
Popularity:	6,137 views

Critical:	Less critical
Impact:	Manipulation of data
Where:	Local system
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid

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CVE reference:	CVE-2005-0391

Description: Debian has issued an update for geneweb. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions on a vulnerable system with escalated privileges. The vulnerability is caused due to the maintainer scripts automatically converting files believed to be old ".gwb" database files without checking the file permissions and content. This can be exploited via symlink attacks to manipulate arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the maintainer scripts. Solution: Apply updated packages. -- Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody -- Source archives: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/geneweb/geneweb_4.06-2woody1.dsc Size/MD5 checksum: 622 42f4904be438272ef8cdc58c209bf69e http://security.debian.org/pool/updat.../geneweb/geneweb_4.06-2woody1.diff.gz Size/MD5 checksum: 23312 8a6772692840aaa3a8190f3c620a93c7 http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/geneweb/geneweb_4.06.orig.tar.gz Size/MD5 checksum: 832896 a64a4373cb82d6a3044718c7345e45f7 Alpha architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...eneweb/geneweb_4.06-2woody1_alpha.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 2337090 858feee271e9273832c88d48ba328a12 http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...g/geneweb/gwtp_4.06-2woody1_alpha.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 208060 f7307a991ec6bc392921d90abdc81ca2 ARM architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updat.../geneweb/geneweb_4.06-2woody1_arm.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 1944856 82b8aebab5bb58d37d15b999a4335f2a http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/geneweb/gwtp_4.06-2woody1_arm.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 169726 7839aa9156ee97f9d1f3c4f86dd550c3 Intel IA-32 architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...geneweb/geneweb_4.06-2woody1_i386.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 1684856 2a1bc1f0ec1fc6c3f7ef7c52fd1e94d8 http://security.debian.org/pool/updat.../g/geneweb/gwtp_4.06-2woody1_i386.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 144654 6894d141467665242c11498ad8d19c7e Intel IA-64 architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...geneweb/geneweb_4.06-2woody1_ia64.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 985874 1ab07405b51d714f67947bbdb2b75556 http://security.debian.org/pool/updat.../g/geneweb/gwtp_4.06-2woody1_ia64.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 108438 4885192511533339a3f4bbac1f46e3af HP Precision architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...geneweb/geneweb_4.06-2woody1_hppa.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 865514 2e9ac4cb55344f560c09305d8e5ff69a http://security.debian.org/pool/updat.../g/geneweb/gwtp_4.06-2woody1_hppa.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 88544 f9bb191412501d5bb0af4f1e3ad3da8d Motorola 680x0 architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...geneweb/geneweb_4.06-2woody1_m68k.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 769174 160c16c3ec87483ea98bf2d27d21791d http://security.debian.org/pool/updat.../g/geneweb/gwtp_4.06-2woody1_m68k.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 72536 91fb0ee658037ed95eacf536d4a85066 Big endian MIPS architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...geneweb/geneweb_4.06-2woody1_mips.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 830996 744a10d4b0b6274130243f20b5fd61b8 http://security.debian.org/pool/updat.../g/geneweb/gwtp_4.06-2woody1_mips.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 82986 e0ad1d6ec21c6e3d3c05f3d415dc7464 Little endian MIPS architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...neweb/geneweb_4.06-2woody1_mipsel.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 828712 f662f4bfd37628765ff6ed5f84db1ced http://security.debian.org/pool/updat.../geneweb/gwtp_4.06-2woody1_mipsel.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 82488 f59385de1518114ca79d4fafdd671c70 PowerPC architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...eweb/geneweb_4.06-2woody1_powerpc.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 1974276 6f7b75c7a7110573a60e23ee148ad08e http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...geneweb/gwtp_4.06-2woody1_powerpc.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 172650 722401a02a51b2e0e56cb3192fd0112c IBM S/390 architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...geneweb/geneweb_4.06-2woody1_s390.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 806318 9050118b04fd2ac2191a42626a0f475e http://security.debian.org/pool/updat.../g/geneweb/gwtp_4.06-2woody1_s390.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 78592 ef1d41ec105bff3fb06d7666ba1a5088 Sun Sparc architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...eneweb/geneweb_4.06-2woody1_sparc.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 2014300 a419b10c08cf4612a5acba067f4adc3f http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...g/geneweb/gwtp_4.06-2woody1_sparc.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 176650 8e4c69e79adc7df3de7464981c8e8d31 -- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid -- Fixed in version 4.10-7. Provided and/or discovered by: Tim Dijkstra Original Advisory: http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-712

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