GLSA 200709-08: id3lib: Insecure temporary file creation
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | id3lib: Insecure temporary file creation |
| Date: | 09/15/2007 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 200709-08 |
Synopsis
A vulnerability has been discovered in id3lib allowing local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.Background
id3lib is an open-source, cross-platform software development library for reading, writing, and manipulating ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| media-libs/id3lib | < 3.8.3-r6 | >= 3.8.3-r6 | All supported architectures |
Description
Nikolaus Schulz discovered that the function RenderV2ToFile() in file src/tag_file.cpp creates temporary files in an insecure manner.
Impact
A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All id3lib users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/id3lib-3.8.3-r6"
References
Availability
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Concerns?
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License
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