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Debian "apt-setup" Insecure File Permission Security Issue Advisory Available in Danish 

Secunia Advisory: SA15955  
Release Date: 2005-07-07
Last Update: 2006-01-31

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Unpatched

OS:Debian GNU/Linux 2.x
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1
Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid


CVE reference:CVE-2005-2214 (Secunia mirror)

This advisory is currently marked as unpatched!
- Companies can be alerted when a patch is released!


Description:
Alexander Mader has reported a security issue in Debian apt-setup, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain knowledge of sensitive information.

The security issue is caused due to the file "apt.conf" being created by "apt-setup" with world readable permission during installation. This makes it possible to gain knowledge of its content, which may contain sensitive information such as the proxy password.

The security issue has been reported in Debian 3.1, "apt" version 0.5.28.1. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Grant only trusted users access to affected systems.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Alexander Mader

Changelog:
2006-01-31: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=305142



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