386285 – dev-python/fabric: symlink vulnerability (CVE-2011-2185)

Bug 386285 - dev-python/fabric: symlink vulnerability (CVE-2011-2185)

Summary: dev-python/fabric: symlink vulnerability (CVE-2011-2185)

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Security
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Vulnerabilities (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal trivial (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Security

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Whiteboard:	~3 [noglsa]
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Reported:	2011-10-08 13:26 UTC by GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot
Modified:	2011-10-08 13:27 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot gentoo-dev

2011-10-08 13:26:36 UTC

CVE-2011-2185 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2185):
  Fabric before 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a
  symlink attack on (1) a /tmp/fab.*.tar file or (2) certain other files in
  the top level of /tmp/.

Comment 1 Stefan Behte (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2011-10-08 13:27:19 UTC

Already fixed. Closing noglsa.