Log4sh Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:14140

Info

Log4sh Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14140
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2005-1915
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jul 04 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 04:06PM
Credit: Discovery is credited to zataz.
Vulnerable: Log4sh Log4sh 1.2.5
Log4sh Log4sh 1.2.4
Log4sh Log4sh 1.2.3
Charlton crip 3.5
- Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
 - Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
 - Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
 - Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
 - Debian Linux 3.1 mips
 - Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
 - Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
 - Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
 - Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
 - Debian Linux 3.1 arm
 - Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
 - Debian Linux 3.1
Not Vulnerable: Log4sh Log4sh 1.2.6

Discussion

Log4sh Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Log4sh creates temporary files in an insecure manner. An attacker will local access could potentially exploit this issue to overwrite files in the context of the application.

Exploitation would most likely result in loss of data or a denial of service if critical files are overwritten in the attack. There is also an unconfirmed potential for privilege escalation if the attacker can write custom data in the attack.

Exploit / POC

Log4sh Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

There is no exploit required.

Solution / Fix

Log4sh Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has addressed this issue:


Log4sh Log4sh 1.2.3

Log4sh Log4sh 1.2.4

Log4sh Log4sh 1.2.5

Charlton crip 3.5

References

Log4sh Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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