International Ispell Munchlist/Findaffix Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:9067

Info

International Ispell Munchlist/Findaffix Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 9067
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Nov 09 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 09 2003 12:00AM
Credit: This issue was announced by the vendor.
Vulnerable: International Ispell International Ispell 3.2 .06.epa6
International Ispell International Ispell 3.2 .06.epa5
International Ispell International Ispell 3.2 .06.epa4
International Ispell International Ispell 3.2 .06.epa3
International Ispell International Ispell 3.2 .06.epa2
International Ispell International Ispell 3.2 .06.epa1
Not Vulnerable: International Ispell International Ispell 3.2 .06.epa7

Discussion

International Ispell Munchlist/Findaffix Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

International Ispell is prone to multiple instances of insecure temporary file creation in the 'munchlist' and 'findaffix' shell scripts. These issues may be exploited by a malicious local user to corrupt files on the system, which would occur in the context of the user invoking the software. File corruption would most likely result in a denial of service or loss of data. Privilege escalation may also be possible, though this has not been confirmed.

Exploit / POC

International Ispell Munchlist/Findaffix Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

There is no exploit required.

Solution / Fix

International Ispell Munchlist/Findaffix Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
This issue has been addressed in version ispell-3.2.06epa7.


International Ispell International Ispell 3.2 .06.epa6

International Ispell International Ispell 3.2 .06.epa2

International Ispell International Ispell 3.2 .06.epa4

International Ispell International Ispell 3.2 .06.epa5

International Ispell International Ispell 3.2 .06.epa3

International Ispell International Ispell 3.2 .06.epa1

References

International Ispell Munchlist/Findaffix Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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