Tomb Insecure Temporary File Handling and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities

BID:70655

Info

Tomb Insecure Temporary File Handling and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 70655
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 20 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 20 2014 12:00AM
Credit: Michael Scherer
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Tomb Insecure Temporary File Handling and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities

Tomb is prone to an insecure temporary file-handling vulnerability and a security-bypass vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit these issues to perform symbolic-link attacks, overwriting arbitrary files in the context of the affected application, bypass certain security restrictions, and perform unauthorized actions. This may aid in further attacks.

Exploit / POC

Tomb Insecure Temporary File Handling and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities

An attacker can exploit these issues through standard tools and commands. Attackers require local interactive access to exploit insecure temporary file-handling vulnerability.

Solution / Fix

Tomb Insecure Temporary File Handling and Security Bypass 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

Tomb Insecure Temporary File Handling and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities

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