Gamera Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	65485
Class:	Design Error
CVE:	CVE-2014-1937
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Feb 01 2014 12:00AM
Updated:	Feb 01 2014 12:00AM
Credit:	Jakub Wilk
Vulnerable:	Gamera Gamera 3.3.3-2
Not Vulnerable:

Gamera Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Gamera 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.

Gamera 3.3.3-2 is vulnerable; other version may also be affected.

Gamera Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

An attacker uses readily available commands to exploit this issue.

Gamera 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].

Gamera Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

References:

• CVE requests: Pacemaker, Python Imaging Library, eyeD3, 9base, rc, Gamera, RPLY (Jakub Wilk)
  
• python-gamera: CVE-2014-1937: insecure use of /tmp (Jakub Wilk)
  
• The Gamera Project (Gamera)