The default stylesheet for DocBook on Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7.2 is installed with an insecure option enabled, which could allow users to overwrite files outside of the current directory from an untrusted document by using a full pathname as an element identifier.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Docbook_stylesheets | Redhat | 1.54.13 (including) | 1.54.13 (including) |
| Docbook_utils | Redhat | 0.6.9-2 (including) | 0.6.9-2 (including) |
| Docbook_utils | Redhat | 0.6.13 (including) | 0.6.13 (including) |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | RedHat | * |
References
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4095
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8983.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/5349
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-062.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4654
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4095
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8983.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/5349
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-062.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4654