XTel XTel-User Temporary File Race Condition Vulnerability

BID:3626

Info

XTel XTel-User Temporary File Race Condition Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 3626
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Dec 05 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 05 2001 12:00AM
Credit: This vulnerability was announced in a Debian Security Advisory on December 05, 2001.
Vulnerable: xtel xtel 3.2.1
- Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
- Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
- Debian Linux 2.2 arm
- Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
- Debian Linux 2.2 68k
- Debian Linux 2.2
xtel xtel 3.2
- Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
- Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
- Debian Linux 2.2 arm
- Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
- Debian Linux 2.2 68k
- Debian Linux 2.2
xtel xtel 3.1
xtel xtel 3.0
xtel xtel 2.4
xtel xtel 2.3
xtel xtel 2.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

XTel XTel-User Temporary File Race Condition Vulnerability

Xtel is a freely available, open source Linux X emulator for minitel. It is maintained by public domain.

When executed by a user, Xtel generates files in the /tmp directory with the name .xtel-$USER, where $USER represents the user executing Xtel. Xtel does not check for the existance of the .xtel-$USER file prior to execution, to ensure that it does not exist, or in a worse scenario, does not exist as a symbolic link.

Solution / Fix

XTel XTel-User Temporary File Race Condition Vulnerability

Solution:
Vendor fixes available:


xtel xtel 3.2.1

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XTel XTel-User Temporary File Race Condition Vulnerability

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