Security
Security
An insecure temporary file usage in Muttprint allows for symlink attacks.
| Package | app-misc/muttprint on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 0.72d-r1 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 0.72d-r1 |
Muttprint formats the output of mail clients to a good-looking printing using LaTeX.
Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported an insecure usage of the temporary file "/tmp/muttprint.log" in the muttprint script.
A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the application.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Muttprint users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-misc/muttprint-0.72d-r1"
Release date
March 23, 2009
Latest revision
March 23, 2009: 01
Severity
normal
Exploitable
local
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