Debian Module-Assistant Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:15151

Info

Debian Module-Assistant Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 15151
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2005-3121
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 20 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 05:56PM
Credit: Eduard Bloch discovered this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Debian module-assistant
Not Vulnerable: Debian module-assistant 0.9.10
Debian module-assistant 0.9 sarge1

Discussion

Debian Module-Assistant Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Debian module-assistant creates temporary files in an insecure manner.

Exploitation would most likely result in loss of data or a denial of service if critical files are overwritten in the attack. Other attacks may be possible as well.

Exploit / POC

Debian Module-Assistant Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

Solution / Fix

Debian Module-Assistant Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
Debian GNU/Linux has released advisory DSA 867-1, along with fixes to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.

Users are encouraged to utilize the 'apt-get' utility to obtain fixes.

References

Debian Module-Assistant Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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