A security flaw was found in the way tpp, a ncurses-based presentation tool, processed TPP templates containing --exec clause (input provided as an argument of the --exec clause would be immediately executed without requesting a second confirmation from the user). A remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted text presentation program (TPP) template that, when processed with the tpp binary would lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running the tpp executable. References: [1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=706644 Relevant patch from Debian distribution (adds requirement the user to explicitly confirm code execution is desired): [2] http://patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/tpp/1.3.1-3/15-optional-exec.patch
Created attachment 763691 [details] Local copy of Debian patch from http://patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/tpp/1.3.1-3/15-optional-exec.patch
This issue affects the versions of the tpp package, as shipped with Fedora release of 17 and 18. Please schedule an update. -- This issue affects the version of the tpp package, as shipped with Fedora EPEL 6. Please schedule an update.
Created tpp tracking bugs for this issue Affects: fedora-all [bug 976686] Affects: epel-6 [bug 976687]
GitHub patch link: https://github.com/xtaran/tpp/commit/350aafbd9a3256f6d479dacb9740bf3f0b9a3fc3
CVE Request: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/21/2
This issue was assigned the name CVE-2013-2208 as per http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/609