KSymoops KSymoops-GZNM Insecure Temporary File Handling Symbolic Link Vulnerability

BID:10516

Info

KSymoops KSymoops-GZNM Insecure Temporary File Handling Symbolic Link Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 10516
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2004-0581
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jun 10 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 05:16AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability is credited to Geoffrey Lee.
Vulnerable: Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0 AMD64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2 amd64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1 ppc
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
GNU Ksymoops 2.4.9
GNU Ksymoops 2.4.8
GNU Ksymoops 2.4.5
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

KSymoops KSymoops-GZNM Insecure Temporary File Handling Symbolic Link Vulnerability

Ksymoops ships with several scripts, one of these scripts is 'ksymoops-gznm'. It is reported that the 'ksymoops-gznm' script is prone to a local insecure temporary file handling symbolic link vulnerability. This issue is due to a design error that allows the application to insecurely write to a temporary file that is created with a predictable file name. The script will write to this file before verifying its existence; this would facilitate a symbolic link attack.

Exploit / POC

KSymoops KSymoops-GZNM Insecure Temporary File Handling Symbolic Link Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

KSymoops KSymoops-GZNM Insecure Temporary File Handling Symbolic Link Vulnerability

Solution:
Mandrake has released an advisory(MDKSA-2004:060) and updates to address this issue in Mandrake Linux. Users are advised to read the referenced advisory for further details regarding obtaining and applying appropriate updates.


GNU Ksymoops 2.4.5

GNU Ksymoops 2.4.8

GNU Ksymoops 2.4.9

References

KSymoops KSymoops-GZNM Insecure Temporary File Handling Symbolic Link Vulnerability

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