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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200506-05
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: SilverCity: Insecure file permissions
      Date: June 08, 2005
      Bugs: #93558
        ID: 200506-05

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Synopsis
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Executable files with insecure permissions can be modified causing an
unsuspecting user to run arbitrary code.

Background
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SilverCity provides lexical analysis for over 20 programming and markup
languages.

Affected packages
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     Package              /  Vulnerable  /                  Unaffected
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  1  app-text/silvercity     < 0.9.5-r1                    >= 0.9.5-r1

Description
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The SilverCity package installs three executable files with insecure
permissions.

Impact
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A local attacker could modify the executable files, causing arbitrary
code to be executed with the permissions of an unsuspecting SilverCity
user.

Workaround
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There are no known workarounds at this time.

Resolution
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All SilverCity users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/silvercity-0.9.5-r1"

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-200506-05.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
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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