10486 : Netpbm pnmindex Insecure Temporary File Creation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-01-18

Description

pnmindex, one of the netpbm utilities, contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to overwrite arbitrary files. Due to predictable temporary file names, an attacker can create symlinks in advance to exploit this flaw. It is possible that the flaw may allow for the overwriting and/or corruption of arbitrary files by the user invoking the vulnerable applications resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Race Condition
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public

Solution

Upgrade to version 10.20 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. If an unofficial release is in use as provided by a third party vendor, vendor upgrades should be used. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

NetPBM	NetPBM	10.0
		10.1
		10.2
		10.3
		10.4
		10.5
		10.6
		10.7
		10.8
		10.9
		10.10
		10.11
		10.12
		10.13
		10.14
		10.15
		10.16
		10.17
		10.18
		10.19
		9.x

References

Related OSVDB ID: 10700 10701 10702 10703
Secunia Advisory ID: 12723 13682
ISS X-Force ID: 14874
CVE ID: 2003-0924 (see also: NVD)
CERT VU: 487102
OVAL ID: 804 810
Bugtraq ID: 9442
Other Advisory URL: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000909
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-426
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-02.xml
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:011-1
Vendor URL: http://netpbm.sourceforge.net/
RedHat RHSA: RHSA-2004:031

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 3.7
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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