Redhat Sysreport Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:15379

Info

Redhat Sysreport Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 15379
Class: Race Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2005-2104
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 09 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 05:56PM
Credit: Bill Stearns is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Redhat Fedora Core4
Redhat Fedora Core3
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Redhat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Redhat Sysreport Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Redhat sysreport creates temporary files in an insecure manner. An attacker with local access could potentially exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information in the context of the affected computer.

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

Exploit / POC

Redhat Sysreport Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

Solution / Fix

Redhat Sysreport Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
Redhat has released security update RHSA-2005:598-04 to address this issue; please see the referenced advisory for further details.

Redhat Fedora has released security update FEDORA-2005-1071 and FEDORA-2005-1072 to address this issue in Fedora Core 3 and 4; please see the referenced advisories for further details.

References

Redhat Sysreport Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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