SystemImager Flamethrower Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

BID:32386

Info

SystemImager Flamethrower Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 32386
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2008-5141
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 11 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 02 2008 08:31PM
Credit: Dmitry E. Oboukhov
Vulnerable: SystemImager flamethrower 0.1.8
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:

Discussion

SystemImager Flamethrower Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

SystemImager Flamethrower creates temporary files in an insecure manner.

An attacker with local access could 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.

Flamethrower 0.1.8 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

SystemImager Flamethrower Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

An attacker uses readily available commands to launch attacks.

Solution / Fix

SystemImager Flamethrower Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

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


Debian Linux 4.0

Debian Linux 4.0 amd64

Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel

Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32

Debian Linux 4.0 arm

Debian Linux 4.0 hppa

Debian Linux 4.0 sparc

Debian Linux 4.0 s/390

Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc

Debian Linux 4.0 alpha

Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64

Debian Linux 4.0 mips

Debian Linux 4.0 m68k

References

SystemImager Flamethrower Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

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