foomatic Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
BID:48919
Info
foomatic Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 48919 |
| Class: | Design Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2011-2923 CVE-2011-2924 |
| Remote: | No |
| Local: | Yes |
| Published: | Jul 28 2011 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Apr 13 2015 08:41PM |
| Credit: | Jan Lieskovsky |
| Vulnerable: |
OpenPrinting.org Foomatic 0 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
foomatic Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
foomatic is prone to a vulnerability because it creates temporary files in an insecure manner.
An attacker with local access could potentially exploit this issue to 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.
foomatic is prone to a vulnerability because it creates temporary files in an insecure manner.
An attacker with local access could potentially exploit this issue to 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.
Exploit / POC
foomatic Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
An attacker can use readily available commands to exploit this issue.
An attacker can use readily available commands to exploit this issue.
Solution / Fix
foomatic Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.
References
foomatic Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
References:
References:
- Bug 726426 - foomatic (foomatic-filters): foomatic-rip (debug mode) insecure te (Jan Lieskovsky )
- Foomatic Homepage (OpenPrinting.org)