Gentoo SETI@home EBuild Insecure Default Permissions Vulnerability

BID:11699

Info

Gentoo SETI@home EBuild Insecure Default Permissions Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 11699
Class: Configuration Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Nov 17 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 17 2004 12:00AM
Credit: This issue was disclosed in a Gentoo advisory.
Vulnerable: Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Gentoo SETI@home EBuild Insecure Default Permissions Vulnerability

The Gentoo SETI@home eBuild package is reported prone to a weak default permissions vulnerability.

A local attacker may exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges.

Exploit / POC

Gentoo SETI@home EBuild Insecure Default Permissions Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

Solution / Fix

Gentoo SETI@home EBuild Insecure Default Permissions Vulnerability

Solution:
Gentoo has released an advisory (GLSA 200411-26) to address this and other related issues. Please see the referenced advisory for more information. Gentoo users may carry out the following commands to update their computers:

emerge --sync
emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-sci/setiathome-3.08-r4"

References

Gentoo SETI@home EBuild Insecure Default Permissions Vulnerability

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