Linux IPRoute2 Netbug Script Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:12208

Info

Linux IPRoute2 Netbug Script Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12208
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jan 10 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 10 2005 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability is credited to Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña.
Vulnerable: David Mischler IPRoute 2.4.7
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.0
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0 AMD64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2 amd64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2
David Mischler IPRoute 2.2.4
+ MandrakeSoft Multi Network Firewall 2.0
David Mischler IPRoute 1.18
David Mischler IPRoute 1.10
David Mischler IPRoute 0.974
David Mischler IPRoute 0.973
David Mischler IPRoute 20010824
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Linux IPRoute2 Netbug Script Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

iproute2 is distributed with a script named 'netbug'. The 'netbug' script is reported prone to an unspecified insecure temporary file creation vulnerability.

It is conjectured that the 'netbug' script creates a temporary file using a predictable filename in a world read-writeable location. This issue may be leveraged to corrupt arbitrary files with the privileges of a user that invokes the vulnerable script.

Exploit / POC

Linux IPRoute2 Netbug Script Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

Solution / Fix

Linux IPRoute2 Netbug Script Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

Linux IPRoute2 Netbug Script Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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