localepurge Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

BID:65086

Info

localepurge Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 65086
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2014-1638
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jan 22 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 22 2014 12:00AM
Credit: Helmut Grohne
Vulnerable: Niels Thykier localepurge 0.6.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

localepurge Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

localepurge is prone to multiple insecure temporary-file-creation vulnerabilities.

Successfully exploiting the temporary-file-creation issues allow an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files and to perform symbolic-link attacks in the context of the affected application. Other attacks may also be possible.

localepurge 0.6.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

localepurge Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

An attacker can exploit these issue using readily available tools.

Solution / Fix

localepurge Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

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

References

localepurge Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

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