QEMU CVE-2012-2652 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:53725

Info

QEMU CVE-2012-2652 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 53725
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2012-2652
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 24 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:43PM
Credit: Vincent Danen
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
SuSE Studio Extension for System z 1.2
QEMU QEMU 1.1
Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64
Mandriva Business Server 1
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

QEMU CVE-2012-2652 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

QEMU 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

QEMU CVE-2012-2652 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

An attacker uses readily available commands to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

QEMU CVE-2012-2652 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the reference for more details.


Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64

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QEMU CVE-2012-2652 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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