GNU GetText Unspecified Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:11282

Info

GNU GetText Unspecified Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 11282
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2004-0966
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 30 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 14 2006 06:43PM
Credit: The individual or individuals responsible for the discovery of this issue is currently unknown; Trustix security engineers are credited with these discoveries.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
MandrakeSoft Multi Network Firewall 2.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
GNU gettext 0.14.1
+ Gentoo Linux
GNU gettext 0.13.1
+ Gentoo Linux
+ Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
+ Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

GNU GetText Unspecified Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

GNU 'gettext' is affected by an unspecified insecure temporary file-creation vulnerability. This issue is likely due to a design error that causes the application to fail to verify the presence of a file before writing to it.

An attacker may leverage this issue to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of an unsuspecting user that activates the vulnerable application. Reportedly this issue is unlikely to facilitate privilege escalation.

Exploit / POC

GNU GetText Unspecified Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

No exploit is required to leverage this issue.

Solution / Fix

GNU GetText Unspecified Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:

See the referenced vendor advisories for details on obtaining and applying the appropriate updates.


GNU gettext 0.13.1

GNU gettext 0.14.1

References

GNU GetText Unspecified Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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