xSANE Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:3700

Info

xSANE Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 3700
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Dec 17 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 17 2001 12:00AM
Credit: The origin of this vulnerability is unknown.
Vulnerable: Oliver Rauch xSANE 0.81
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.4
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
Not Vulnerable: Oliver Rauch xSANE 0.82
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.4
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha

Discussion

xSANE Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

xSANE is a graphical program used to communicate with scanners and digital video devices. It uses the SANE library to communicate with physical devices.

xSANE creates temporary files in the /tmp directory which have predictable file names. As a result, it is possible for a local user to create a symbolic link to any file that is write-accessible by the user executing xSANE, and overwrite the contents of the file.

Earlier versions of xSANE may also be vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

xSANE Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

No exploit is required for this vulnerability.

Solution / Fix

xSANE Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
This vulnerability has been fixed in version 0.82 of xSANE. Additional upgrades are also available.


Oliver Rauch xSANE 0.81

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xSANE Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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