11539 : Gentoo Gentoolkit qpkg Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite
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Last Modified

5 months ago

Percent Complete

90%

Disclosure

Nov 07, 2004

Discovery

Nov 07, 2004

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

Gentoo Gentoolkit contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to overwrite arbitrary file reguardless of permissions. The issue is triggered when qpkg does not check permissions before writing to files in the /tmp directory occurs. It is possible that the flaw may allow a user to overwrite a file that has root privilages resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation, Race Condition
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown

Solution

Upgrade to version "0.2.0_pre8-r1" or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
Watch-list
Gentoolkit
Watch-list
0.1.0
0.2.0

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