eyeD3 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:65480

Info

eyeD3 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 65480
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2014-1934
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jan 29 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 08:39PM
Credit: Jakub Wilk
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

eyeD3 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

eyeD3 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 delete or corrupt sensitive files, which may result in a denial of service. Other attacks may also be possible.

eyeD3 versions 0.6.1 through 0.6.18 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

eyeD3 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

An attacker uses readily available commands to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

eyeD3 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

eyeD3 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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