GNU CFEngine Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:14994

Info

GNU CFEngine Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14994
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2005-2960
CVE-2005-3137
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 01 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 05:06PM
Credit: Discovered by Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
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
GNU Cfengine 2.1.15
GNU Cfengine 2.1.12
GNU Cfengine 2.1.9
GNU Cfengine 2.1.8
GNU Cfengine 2.1.7 p1
GNU Cfengine 2.1 .0a9
GNU Cfengine 2.1 .0a8
GNU Cfengine 2.1 .0a6
GNU Cfengine 2.0.7 p3
GNU Cfengine 2.0.7 p2
GNU Cfengine 2.0.7 p1
GNU Cfengine 2.0.7
GNU Cfengine 2.0.6
GNU Cfengine 2.0.5 pre2
GNU Cfengine 2.0.5 pre
GNU Cfengine 2.0.5 b1
GNU Cfengine 2.0.5
GNU Cfengine 2.0.4
GNU Cfengine 2.0.3
GNU Cfengine 2.0.2
GNU Cfengine 2.0.1
GNU Cfengine 2.0 .8p1
GNU Cfengine 2.0 .8
GNU Cfengine 2.0 .0
GNU Cfengine 1.6.5
GNU Cfengine 1.6.3
GNU Cfengine 1.6 a11
GNU Cfengine 1.6 a10
GNU Cfengine 1.5.3 -4
+ Debian Linux 2.2
- Redhat Linux 6.0 x
 GNU Cfengine 1.5 x
+ Debian Linux 2.2
- Redhat Linux 6.0 x
 - Redhat Linux 5.x
 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
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

GNU CFEngine Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

GNU cfengine is prone to an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability. Exploitation may allow arbitrary files to be overwritten.

Exploit / POC

GNU CFEngine Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

Solution / Fix

GNU CFEngine Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
Debian has released advisory DSA 835-1 and fixes to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for additional information.

Debian has released advisory DSA 836-1 and fixes to address this issue for cfengine2. Please see the referenced advisory for additional information.

Ubuntu has released advisory USN-198-1 to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Mandriva Linux has released security advisory MDKSA-2005:184 addressing this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.

SUSE Linux has released security summary report SUSE-SR:2005:023 addressing this and other issues. 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]>.


GNU Cfengine 1.6.3

GNU Cfengine 1.6.5

GNU Cfengine 2.1.12

GNU Cfengine 2.1.15

References

GNU CFEngine Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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