17632 : crip Insecure Temporary File Creation
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10 months ago

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Disclosure
Jun 30, 2005

Discovery
Unknown

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Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

 crip contains a flaw that may allow a malicious local user to overwrite or create arbitrary files on the system. The issue is due to crip creating temporary files insecurely. It is possible for a user to use a symlink style attack to manipulate arbitrary files, 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

 Upgrade to crip version 3.5-1sarge2 or higher, for Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge), as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
Debian
Watch-list
Debian Linux
Watch-list
 3.1
crip
Watch-list
crip
Watch-list
 3.5

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