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Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.51.0903312049060.1590@faron.mitre.org>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:12:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Steven M. Christey" <coley@...us.mitre.org>
To: oss-security <oss-security@...ts.openwall.com>
cc: "Steven M. Christey" <coley@...us.mitre.org>
Subject: Re: CVE request -- zsh, XFree86-xfs/xorg-x11-xfs,
screen
On Wed, 25 Mar 2009, Jan Lieskovsky wrote:
> 1, zsh Stack-based buffer overflow due improper escaping of the '!' character
> References:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zsh/+bug/333722
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=521108
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492089
This doesn't seem like a vulnerability to me. It's only executable in
interactive mode. If the attacker can already type in commands, then they
already have the privileges to execute code.
> 2, XFree86-xfs / xorg-x11-xfs Unsafe usage of temporary file
> References:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfs/+bug/299560
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=521107
> https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=408006
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492098
Is this a regression of CVE-2007-3103 (DEBIAN:DSA-1342) or is there
something else going on here?
> 3, screen: Unsafe usage of temporary file
> References:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen/+bug/315993
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=521123
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492104
CVE-2009-1214 - world-readable permissions
CVE-2009-1215 - symlink following
- Steve
======================================================
Name: CVE-2009-1214
Status: Candidate
URL: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1214
Reference: MLIST:[oss-security] 20090325 CVE request -- zsh, XFree86-xfs/xorg-x11-xfs, screen
Reference: URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/7
Reference: MISC:http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?25296
Reference: CONFIRM:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=521123
Reference: CONFIRM:https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen/+bug/315993
Reference: CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492104
GNU screen 4.0.3 creates the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file with
world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain
sensitive session information.
======================================================
Name: CVE-2009-1215
Status: Candidate
URL: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1215
Reference: MLIST:[oss-security] 20090325 CVE request -- zsh, XFree86-xfs/xorg-x11-xfs, screen
Reference: URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/7
Reference: MISC:http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?25296
Reference: CONFIRM:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=521123
Reference: CONFIRM:https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen/+bug/315993
Reference: CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492104
Race condition in GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to create or
overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the
/tmp/screen-exchange temporary file.
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