as31 CVE-2012-0808 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
BID:52642
Info
as31 CVE-2012-0808 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 52642 |
| Class: | Design Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2012-0808 |
| Remote: | No |
| Local: | Yes |
| Published: | Jan 11 2012 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Dec 16 2014 06:57AM |
| Credit: | Jim Paris |
| Vulnerable: |
Gentoo Linux Canonical as31 2.3.1-4 |
| Not Vulnerable: |
Canonical as31 2.3.1-5 |
Discussion
as31 CVE-2012-0808 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
as31 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.
Successfully mounting a symlink attack may allow the attacker to corrupt sensitive files or gain access to sensitive information. Other attacks may also be possible.
as31 2.3.1-4 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
as31 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.
Successfully mounting a symlink attack may allow the attacker to corrupt sensitive files or gain access to sensitive information. Other attacks may also be possible.
as31 2.3.1-4 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
as31 CVE-2012-0808 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
as31 CVE-2012-0808 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
as31 CVE-2012-0808 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
References:
References:
- as31 Homepage (Canonical)
- Insecure temporary file creation in /tmp (Jim Paris)