CVE - CVE-2007-6249

CVE-ID
CVE-2007-6249	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set permissions for the merge file, often resulting in permissions weaker than those of the original files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the merge file.
References
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BID:26864 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26864 CONFIRM:http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=193589 CONFIRM:http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/portage?rev=7799&view=rev GENTOO:GLSA-200712-11 URL:http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-11.xml OSVDB:42636 URL:http://osvdb.org/42636 SECTRACK:1019097 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019097 SECUNIA:28094 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/28094 XF:portage-etcupdate-information-disclosure(39035) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39035
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Entry Created
20071205	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20071205)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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