Amarok: Insecure temporary file creation

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200809-08 / amarok
Release Date	September 08, 2008
Latest Revision	September 08, 2008: 01
Impact	normal
Exploitable	local

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
media-sound/amarok	< 1.4.10	>= 1.4.10	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #234689

Synopsis

Amarok uses temporary files in an insecure manner, allowing for a symlink attack.

2. Impact Information

Background

Amarok is an advanced music player.

Description

Dwayne Litzenberger reported that the MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadComplete() function in magnatunebrowser/magnatunebrowser.cpp uses the album_info.xml temporary file in an insecure manner.

Impact

A local attacker could perform a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files on the system with the privileges of the user running the application.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Amarok users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/amarok-1.4.10"

4. References

CVE-2008-3699

Updated September 08, 2008

Summary: This is a Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

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