Debian xcfa Package Race Condition Multiple Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerabilities

BID:69020

CVE-2014-5254 | CVE-2014-5255 |

Info

Debian xcfa Package Race Condition Multiple Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 69020
Class: Race Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2014-5254
CVE-2014-5255
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jul 31 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 19 2014 12:31AM
Credit: Steve Kemp
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Debian xcfa Package Race Condition Multiple Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerabilities

xcfa is prone to multiple insecure temporary file-handling vulnerabilities.

An attacker with local access could potentially exploit these issues to perform symbolic-link attacks, overwriting arbitrary files in the context of the affected application. Other attacks may also be possible.

Exploit / POC

Debian xcfa Package Race Condition Multiple Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerabilities

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

Solution / Fix

Debian xcfa Package Race Condition Multiple Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerabilities

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

Debian xcfa Package Race Condition Multiple Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerabilities

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