GNU Automake Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerability

BID:69777

Info

GNU Automake Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 69777
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 04 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 04 2014 12:00AM
Credit: Vasyl Kaigorodov
Vulnerable: GNU Automake 1.14
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

GNU Automake Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerability

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

An attacker with local access could potentially exploit this issue to perform symbolic-link attacks.

Exploit / POC

GNU Automake Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerability

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

Solution / Fix

GNU Automake Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerability

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

References

GNU Automake Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerability

References:
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