12118 : wmFrog Insecure Temporary File Creation
Printer | http://osvdb.org/12118 | Email This | Edit Vulnerability

Views This Week

5

Views All Time

85

Info

Last Modified

about 1 year ago

Percent Complete

100%

Disclosure

Nov 24, 2004

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Keywords

No Keywords

Description

xmFrot contains a flaw that may allow a malicious local user to perform certain actions with escalated privileges. The issue is caused by temporary files being created insecurely by default which can be exploited via symlink attacks. It is possible that the flaw may allow an attacker to create or overwrite arbitrary files with privileges of the user running wmFrog resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Race Condition
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades or patches to correct this issue. It is possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workarounds:
1.) Use the "-tmp" command line option to specify a secure temporary directory.
2.) Grant only trusted users access to affected systems.

Products

Thibaut Colar
Watch-list
wmFrog
Watch-list
0.1.6

References

Credit

  • Joey Hess -

Blogs

None found at this time

Comments

No Comments.

DONATE NOW!

User Status

Quick Searches

Advertisements

The database information may change without any notice. Use of the information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition, and there are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. In no event shall the copyright holder or distributor (OSVDB or OSF) be held liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use or spread of this information.

© Copyright 2008 Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB), All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Statement - Terms of Use