GLSA 201206-08: Wicd: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity: | high |
| Title: | Wicd: Multiple vulnerabilities |
| Date: | 06/21/2012 |
| Bugs: | , |
| ID: | 201206-08 |
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Wicd, the worst of which might allow execution of arbitrary code as root.Background
Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-misc/wicd | < 1.7.2.1 | >= 1.7.2.1 | All supported architectures |
Description
Two vulnerabilities have been found in Wicd:
- Passwords and passphrases are written to /var/log/wicd (CVE-2012-0813).
- Input from the daemon's D-Bus interface is not properly sanitized (CVE-2012-2095).
Impact
A local attacker could gain privileges of the root user or obtain sensitive information.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Wicd users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/wicd-1.7.2.1"
References
Availability
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Concerns?
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License
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