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TITLE:
GNU Gnash Cookie Disclosure Security Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA46955

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-11-21

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DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been reported in GNU Gnash, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to disclose sensitive
information.

The security issue is caused due to the application creating cookie
files with insecure permissions. This can be exploited to disclose
another user's session information.

The security issue is reported in version 0.8.9. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Fixed in the GIT repository.

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PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported in a Debian bug by Alexander Kurtz.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=649384

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