FCheck Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:17524

Info

FCheck Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 17524
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2006-1753
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Apr 15 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 17 2006 09:01PM
Credit: This vulnerability was discovered by Steve Kemp.
Vulnerable: FCheck fcheck 2.7.59
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

FCheck Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

FCheck creates temporary files in an insecure manner.

An attacker with local access could potentially exploit this issue to view files and obtain privileged information. The attacker may also perform symlink attacks, overwriting arbitrary files in the context of the affected application.

A successful attack would most likely result in loss of confidentiality and theft of privileged information. Successful exploitation of a symlink attack may allow an attacker to overwrite sensitive files. This may result in a denial of service; other attacks may also be possible.

Exploit / POC

FCheck Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

Solution / Fix

FCheck Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
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]:[email protected]

Please see the references for vendor advisories and fixes.

References

FCheck Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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