kbd Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:47422

Info

kbd Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 47422
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2011-0460
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Apr 19 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 19 2011 12:00AM
Credit: Reported in a SUSE Security Summary Report
Vulnerable: SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
SuSE openSUSE 11.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.2
kbd kbd 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

kbd Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

kbd is prone to an insecure temporary-file-creation vulnerability.

Successfully exploiting the temporary-file-creation issue allows an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files and to perform symbolic-link attacks in the context of the affected application. Other attacks may also be possible.

Exploit / POC

kbd Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available commands to launch attacks.

Solution / Fix

kbd Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for details.

References

kbd Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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