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                       ESB-2008.0031 -- [UNIX/Linux]
               Claws Mail: Insecure temporary file creation
                              10 January 2008

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              Claws Mail
Publisher:            Gentoo
Operating System:     UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact:               Overwrite Arbitrary Files
Access:               Existing Account
CVE Names:            CVE-2007-6208

Original Bulletin:    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-03.xml

Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
         platforms other than Gentoo. It is recommended that administrators
         running Claws Mail check for an updated version of the software
         for their operating system.

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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Claws Mail: Insecure temporary file creation
      Date: January 09, 2008
      Bugs: #201244
        ID: 200801-03

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Synopsis
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Claws Mail uses temporary files in an insecure manner, allowing for a
symlink attack.

Background
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Claws Mail is a GTK based e-mail client.

Affected packages
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     Package                 /  Vulnerable  /               Unaffected
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  1  mail-client/claws-mail     < 3.0.2-r1                 >= 3.0.2-r1

Description
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Nico Golde from Debian reported that the sylprint.pl script that is
part of the Claws Mail tools creates temporary files in an insecure
manner.

Impact
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A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct symlink
attacks to overwrite files with the privileges of the user running
Claws Mail.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Claws Mail users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/claws-mail-3.0.2-r1"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2007-6208
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6208

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-03.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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