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Mandriva: Updated wml packages fix symlink vulnerabilities Print E-mail
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Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
Mandrake Two vulnerabilities were found in the Website META Language (WML) package that allowed local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks.
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDVSA-2008:076
 http://www.mandriva.com/security/
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Package : wml
 Date    : March 26, 2008
 Affected: 2007.1, 2008.0
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Problem Description:
 
 Two vulnerabilities were found in the Website META Language (WML)
 package that allowed local users to overwrite arbitrary files via
 symlink attacks.
 
 The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.
 _______________________________________________________________________

 References:
 
 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0665
 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0666
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Updated Packages:
 
 Mandriva Linux 2007.1:
 5236531d6397a276dbbdc13b118605db  2007.1/i586/wml-2.0.11-1.1mdv2007.1.i586.rpm 
 aa1c8ddcebacd87ab711f45b29297aff  2007.1/SRPMS/wml-2.0.11-1.1mdv2007.1.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2007.1/X86_64:
 b6cca9238f4c53141f18fa72302fe8fe  2007.1/x86_64/wml-2.0.11-1.1mdv2007.1.x86_64.rpm 
 aa1c8ddcebacd87ab711f45b29297aff  2007.1/SRPMS/wml-2.0.11-1.1mdv2007.1.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2008.0:
 e25d594701c56bd51c8e648ebeac206b  2008.0/i586/wml-2.0.11-1.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm 
 c34710838783e2d725ecf5fc99d24091  2008.0/SRPMS/wml-2.0.11-1.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64:
 1e57a84169d7168bae4aff8bdc38f02e  2008.0/x86_64/wml-2.0.11-1.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm 
 c34710838783e2d725ecf5fc99d24091  2008.0/SRPMS/wml-2.0.11-1.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm
 _______________________________________________________________________

 To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi.  The verification
 of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

 All packages are signed by Mandriva for security.  You can obtain the
 GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

  gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

 You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

  http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories

 If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

  security_(at)_mandriva.com
 _______________________________________________________________________

 Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
 pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
  
 
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