Mail-Audit Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:16434

Info

Mail-Audit Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 16434
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2005-4536
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jan 31 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 13 2006 04:03PM
Credit: Discovered by Niko Tyni.
Vulnerable: Mail-Audit Mail-Audit 2.1
Mail-Audit Mail-Audit 2.0
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

Mail-Audit Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Mail-Audit creates temporary files in an insecure manner. This issue arises only when logging has been enabled.

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.


Mail-Audit 2.1 and prior versions are considered vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Mail-Audit Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability


An exploit is not required.

Solution / Fix

Mail-Audit Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:

Please see the referenced vendor advisories for more information and fixes.

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]


Mail-Audit Mail-Audit 2.1

Mail-Audit Mail-Audit 2.0

References

Mail-Audit Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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