NVIDIA Cg Toolkit Installer Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:32411

Info

NVIDIA Cg Toolkit Installer Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 32411
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2008-5144
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 11 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 22 2008 12:34AM
Credit: Dmitry E. Oboukhov
Vulnerable: NVIDIA Cg Toolkit Installer NVIDIA Cg Toolkit Installer 2.0.15
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

NVIDIA Cg Toolkit Installer Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

NVIDIA Cg Toolkit Installer 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.

NVIDIA Cg Toolkit Installer 2.0.0015 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

NVIDIA Cg Toolkit Installer Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

An attacker uses readily available commands to launch attacks.

Solution / Fix

NVIDIA Cg Toolkit Installer Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

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NVIDIA Cg Toolkit Installer Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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