NetBSD Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:15263

Info

NetBSD Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 15263
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Nov 01 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 01 2005 12:00AM
Credit: The vendor announced this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: NetBSD NetBSD 2.0.2
NetBSD NetBSD 2.0.1
NetBSD NetBSD 2.0
NetBSD NetBSD 1.6.2
NetBSD NetBSD 1.6.1
NetBSD NetBSD 1.6 beta
NetBSD NetBSD 1.6
Not Vulnerable: NetBSD NetBSD 2.0.3

Discussion

NetBSD Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

NetBSD creates temporary files in an insecure manner in the X build process. An attacker with local access could potentially exploit this issue to overwrite files in the context of the victim user.

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

NetBSD Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

Solution / Fix

NetBSD Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has addressed this issue in NetBSD version 2.0.3. Users are advised to contact the vendor for details on obtaining the appropriate updates.

References

NetBSD Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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