lighttpd CVE-2013-1427 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:58528

Info

lighttpd CVE-2013-1427 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 58528
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2013-1427
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Mar 15 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 08 2014 12:47AM
Credit: Stefan Bühler
Vulnerable: 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

lighttpd CVE-2013-1427 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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

Local attackers may be able to perform symbolic-link attacks to overwrite arbitrary files in the context of the affected application. Other attacks may also be possible.

Exploit / POC

lighttpd CVE-2013-1427 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available commands to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

lighttpd CVE-2013-1427 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

lighttpd CVE-2013-1427 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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