metadata/glsa/glsa-201101-04.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">

<glsa id="201101-04">
  <title>aria2: Directory traversal</title>
  <synopsis>
    A directory traversal vulnerability has been found in aria2.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">aria2</product>
  <announced>January 15, 2011</announced>
  <revised>January 15, 2011: 01</revised>
  <bug>320975</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="net-misc/aria2" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.9.3</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.9.3</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    aria2 is a download utility with resuming and segmented downloading
    with HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/BitTorrent support.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    A directory traversal vulnerability was discovered in aria2.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>
    A remote attacker could entice a user to download from a specially
    crafted metalink file, resulting in the creation of arbitrary files.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    All aria2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=net-misc/aria2-1.9.3&quot;</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1512">CVE-2010-1512</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 23 May 2010 20:17:09 +0000">
    craig
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 27 May 2010 13:19:55 +0000">
    keytoaster
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 30 May 2010 18:46:48 +0000">
    vorlon
  </metadata>
</glsa>