Arc Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:14863

Info

Arc Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14863
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2005-2945
CVE-2005-2992
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 16 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 05:06PM
Credit: [email protected] and D1g1t4lLeech are credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: ARC ARC 5.21 l
+ 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 amd64
 + Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.1
ARC ARC 5.21 j
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Arc Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

ARC creates temporary files in an insecure manner.

An attacker with local access could potentially exploit this issue to view files and obtain privileged information. The attacker may also perform symlink attacks, overwriting arbitrary files in the context of the affected application.

Exploitation would most likely result in loss of confidentiality and theft of privileged information. Successful exploitation of a symlink attack may result in sensitive configuration files being overwritten. This may result in a denial of service; other attacks may also be possible.

ARC 5.21j and earlier versions are reported to be vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Arc Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

There is no exploit required.

Solution / Fix

Arc Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
Debian has released security advisory DSA 843-1 addressing 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]>.


ARC ARC 5.21 l

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Arc Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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