Emacspeak 'extract-table.pl' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	31241
Class:	Design Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-4191
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Aug 24 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 13 2015 09:32PM
Credit:	Dmitry E. Oboukhov
Vulnerable:	Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4 Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3 Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4 Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3 Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4 Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3 Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Emacspeak Emacspeak 28 Emacspeak Emacspeak 26 Emacspeak Emacspeak 0 Debian Linux 4.0 sparc Debian Linux 4.0 s/390 Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel Debian Linux 4.0 mips Debian Linux 4.0 m68k Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64 Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32 Debian Linux 4.0 hppa Debian Linux 4.0 arm Debian Linux 4.0 amd64 Debian Linux 4.0 alpha Debian Linux 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Emacspeak 'extract-table.pl' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Emacspeak creates temporary files in an insecure manner.

An attacker with local access could potentially exploit these issues to perform symbolic-link attacks, overwriting arbitrary files in the context of the affected application.

Successfully mounting a symlink attack may allow the attacker to delete or corrupt sensitive files, which may result in a denial of service. Other attacks may also be possible.

Emacspeak 'extract-table.pl' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

An attacker uses readily available commands to exploit this issue.

Emacspeak 'extract-table.pl' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

Emacspeak 'extract-table.pl' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

References:

• Bug 460435 - emacspeak: Insecure auxiliary /tmp file usage (symlink attack pos (Red Hat)
  
• Debian Bug report logs - #496421 (Debian)
  
• Emacspeak Sourceforge Page (Emacspeak)