HylaFAX Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:14907

Info

HylaFAX Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14907
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2005-3069
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 22 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 05:06PM
Credit: Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
Hylafax Hylafax 4.2.1
- Gentoo Linux
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
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

HylaFAX Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

HylaFAX creates temporary files in an insecure manner. This may allow a local attacker to perform symbolic link attacks.

Successful exploitation may result in sensitive data or configuration files being overwritten. This may result in a denial of service; other attacks may also be possible.

Exploit / POC

HylaFAX Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

Solution / Fix

HylaFAX Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
Gentoo has released advisory GLSA 200509-21 to address this issue. Gentoo updates may be applied by running the following commands as the superuser:

emerge --sync
emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose net-misc/hylafax

Mandriva has released advisory MDKSA-2005:177, along with fixes to address this issue in various Mandrake Linux operating systems. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.

Debian Linux has released security advisory DSA 865-1 addressing this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for details on obtaining and applying the appropriate updates.

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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]>.


Hylafax Hylafax 4.2.1

References

HylaFAX Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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