GNU Readline '_rl_tropen()' Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerability

BID:66369

Info

GNU Readline '_rl_tropen()' Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 66369
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2014-2524
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Mar 14 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:21PM
Credit: Steve Kemp
Vulnerable: Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64
Mandriva Business Server 1
GNU Readline 6.3
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

GNU Readline '_rl_tropen()' Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerability

GNU Readline is prone to an insecure temporary file-handling vulnerability.



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.



GNU Readline 6.3 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Solution / Fix

GNU Readline '_rl_tropen()' Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerability

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


Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64

References

GNU Readline '_rl_tropen()' Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerability

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