1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200501-42 / VDR |
| Release Date | January 30, 2005 |
| Latest Revision | January 30, 2005: 01 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | local |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| media-video/vdr | < 1.2.6-r1 | >= 1.2.6-r1 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #78230
VDR insecurely accesses files with elevated privileges, which may result in the overwriting of arbitrary files.
Video Disk Recorder (VDR) is a Linux-based digital video recorder. The VDR program handles the On Screen Menu system that offers complete control over channel settings, timers and recordings.
Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena from the Debian Security Audit Team discovered that VDR accesses user-controlled files insecurely.
A local attacker could create malicious links and invoke a VDR recording that would overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All VDR users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/vdr-1.2.6-r1" |