Roundup: Filesystem access vulnerability

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
www-apps/roundup	<= 0.6.4	>= 0.7.6	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #53494

Roundup will make files owned by the user that it's running as accessable to a remote attacker.

2. Impact Information

Roundup is a simple to use issue-tracking system with command-line, web, and e-mail interfaces.

Improper handling of a specially crafted URL allows access to the server's filesystem, which could contain sensitive information.

An attacker could view files owned by the user running Roundup. This will never be root however, as Roundup will not run as root.

3. Resolution Information

There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version of Roundup.

All Roundup users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv ">=www-apps/roundup-0.7.6"
# emerge ">=www-apps/roundup-0.7.6"

4. References

Page updated August 11, 2004

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