metadata/glsa/glsa-200611-17.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">

<glsa id="200611-17">
  <title>fvwm: fvwm-menu-directory fvwm command injection</title>
  <synopsis>
    A flaw in fvwm-menu-directory may permit a local attacker to execute
    arbitrary commands with the privileges of another user.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">fvwm</product>
  <announced>November 23, 2006</announced>
  <revised>November 23, 2006: 01</revised>
  <bug>155078</bug>
  <access>local</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="x11-wm/fvwm" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">2.5.18-r1</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">2.5.18-r1</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    fvwm is a highly configurable virtual window manager for X11 desktops.
    fvwm-menu-directory allows fvwm users to browse directories from within
    fvwm.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team discovered that
    fvwm-menu-directory does not sufficiently sanitise directory names
    prior to generating menus.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>
    A local attacker who can convince an fvwm-menu-directory user to browse
    a directory they control could cause fvwm commands to be executed with
    the privileges of the fvwm user. Fvwm commands can be used to execute
    arbitrary shell commands.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    All fvwm users should upgrade to the latest version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=x11-wm/fvwm-2.5.18-r1&quot;</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5969">CVE-2006-5969</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 21 Nov 2006 05:59:03 +0000">
    jaervosz
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 21 Nov 2006 05:59:31 +0000">
    jaervosz
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:10:22 +0000">
    taviso
  </metadata>
</glsa>