GeneWeb Maintainer Scripts Unspecified Insecure File Operations Vulnerability

BID:13262

Info

GeneWeb Maintainer Scripts Unspecified Insecure File Operations Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 13262
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2005-0391
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Apr 19 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 02:06PM
Credit: Discovery of this issue is credited to Tim Dijkstra.
Vulnerable: GeneWeb GeneWeb 4.0 9
GeneWeb GeneWeb 4.0 8
GeneWeb GeneWeb 4.0 7
GeneWeb GeneWeb 4.0 6
GeneWeb GeneWeb 4.0 5
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

GeneWeb Maintainer Scripts Unspecified Insecure File Operations Vulnerability

GeneWeb ships with maintainer scripts that are employed when upgrading or installing the software.

The GeneWeb maintainer scripts are reported prone to an unspecified insecure file operation.

This issue may lead to modification of arbitrary files with the context of the user that is running the maintainer scripts.

Exploit / POC

GeneWeb Maintainer Scripts Unspecified Insecure File Operations Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits 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]>.

Solution / Fix

GeneWeb Maintainer Scripts Unspecified Insecure File Operations Vulnerability

Solution:
Debian has released an advisory (DSA 712-1) and updates to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.

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]>.


GeneWeb GeneWeb 4.0 6

References

GeneWeb Maintainer Scripts Unspecified Insecure File Operations Vulnerability

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