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.

Exploit / POC

as31 CVE-2012-0808 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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.

References

as31 CVE-2012-0808 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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