Vim TCLTags and VimSpell.sh Scripts Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:12253

Info

Vim TCLTags and VimSpell.sh Scripts Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12253
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2005-0069
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jan 13 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 09:27AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability is credited to Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña.
Vulnerable: VIM Development Group VIM 6.3 .045
VIM Development Group VIM 6.3 .044
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG Current
 VIM Development Group VIM 6.3 .030
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.2
VIM Development Group VIM 6.3 .025
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
 VIM Development Group VIM 6.3 .011
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.1
VIM Development Group VIM 6.3
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
VIM Development Group VIM 6.2
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
 + MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0 AMD64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0
+ Redhat Fedora Core1
 + SCO OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
+ SCO OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
VIM Development Group VIM 6.1
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
 + MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
+ MandrakeSoft Multi Network Firewall 2.0
+ MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
 + Redhat Linux 8.0
+ Redhat Linux for iSeries 7.1
+ Redhat Linux for pSeries 7.1
+ Sun Cobalt Qube 3
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ 4
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ 550
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ XTR
+ Sun Linux 5.0.6
VIM Development Group VIM 6.0
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
 + Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
 Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
SGI Advanced Linux Environment 3.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Redhat Desktop 3.0
Redhat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1 IA64
Redhat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Vim TCLTags and VimSpell.sh Scripts Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Multiple Vim scripts are reported prone to an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability. It is reported that the Vim 'tcltags' and 'vimspell.sh' scripts create temporary files in an insecure manner.

An attacker that has local interactive access to a system may exploit this issue to corrupt arbitrary files with the privileges of the user that is invoking the vulnerable application.

Exploit / POC

Vim TCLTags and VimSpell.sh Scripts Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

Solution / Fix

Vim TCLTags and VimSpell.sh Scripts Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
Red Hat has released advisory RHSA-2005:122-04 and fixes to address this issue on Red Hat Linux Enterprise platforms. Customers who are affected by this issue are advised to apply the appropriate updates. Customers subscribed to the Red Hat Network may apply the appropriate fixes using the Red Hat Update Agent (up2date). Please see referenced advisory for additional information.

Ubuntu Linux has made advisory USN-61-1 along with fixes available dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Mandrake has released advisory MDKSA-2005:029 to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Fedora Legacy has released advisory FLSA:2343 to adress this issue for various Red Hat Linux releases and Fedora Core 1. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.

Silicon Graphics has released advisory 20050204-01-U dealing with this and other issues for their Advanced Linux Environment packages. Please see the referenced advisories for more information.

Trustix has released advisory TSLSA-2005-0018 to address this and other issues. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.


VIM Development Group VIM 6.1

VIM Development Group VIM 6.2

VIM Development Group VIM 6.3 .025

VIM Development Group VIM 6.3

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Vim TCLTags and VimSpell.sh Scripts Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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