On 08/02/2012 10:14 PM, Andreas Beckmann wrote:
> Package: extplorer
> Version: 2.1.0b6+dfsg.3-3
> Severity: grave
> Tags: security
> Justification: user security hole
> User: debian...@lists.debian.org
> Usertags: piuparts
> 
> Hi,
> 
> during a test with piuparts I noticed that your packages creates a world
> writable directory:
> 
>     drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 60 Aug  1 07:46 /var/lib/extplorer/ftp_tmp
> 
> There any local user may delete/replace arbitrary files that were not
> created by the user himself.
> 
> If the write permissions cannot be restricted to a user or group, the
> sticky bit should be set on the directory to prevent users from
> manipulating files they don't own.
> 
> 
> Andreas

As much as I know, extplorer ftp mode is broken in Debian. So unless I
am mistaking, we're not affected (this would have to be checked though,
and fixed anyway).

Thomas


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