Multi Gnome Terminal Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	32415
Class:	Design Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-5143
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Aug 11 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	Nov 24 2008 04:53PM
Credit:	Dmitry E. Oboukhov
Vulnerable:	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 Cristiano De Michele Multi Gnome Terminal 1.6.2
Not Vulnerable:

Multi Gnome Terminal Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

Multi Gnome Terminal 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.

Multi Gnome Terminal 1.6.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Multi Gnome Terminal Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

An attacker uses readily available commands to launch attacks.

Multi Gnome Terminal Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

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].

Multi Gnome Terminal Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

References:

• Multi Gnome Terminal Homepage (Cristiano De Michele)
  
• Re: Possible mass bug filing: The possibility of attack with the help of symlink (Dmitry E. Oboukhov)