Uim 0.4.x before 0.4.9.1 and 0.5.0 and earlier does not properly handle the LIBUIM_VANILLA environment variable when a suid or sgid application is linked to libuim, such as immodule for Qt, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uim | Uim | * | 0.5.0 (including) |
| Uim | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Uim | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Uim | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Uim | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=331620
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/pipermail/uim/2005-September/001346.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/pipermail/uim/2005-September/001347.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17043
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17058
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17572
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015002
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-895
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-03.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15007
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1946
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1947
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=331620
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/pipermail/uim/2005-September/001346.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/pipermail/uim/2005-September/001347.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17043
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17058
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17572
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015002
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-895
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-03.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15007
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1946
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1947