[Pkg-games-ubuntu] [Bug 818098] Re: Freeciv client runs another program from *working* directory

[Marc Deslauriers]

** Visibility changed to: Public

** Changed in: freeciv (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: freeciv (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

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Title:
  Freeciv client runs another program from *working* directory

Status in “freeciv” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Freeciv client can internally launch server for itself. For development
  purposes, it *prefers* to run server as program named "ser" (or server
  /freeciv-server) under current working directory. There is some
  potential for attacker to place his own program named ser in world
  writable directory and to trick user to run freeciv client in that
  directory.

  Upstream patch for this is at http://gna.org/patch/index.php?2827

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