81350 : latex2man Temporary File Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite
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Disclosure Date
2012-04-14

Description

latex2man contains a flaw that may allow a malicious local user to overwrite arbitrary files on the system. The issue is due to the program creating temporary files insecurely. It is possible for a local attacker to use a symlink attack to cause the program to unexpectedly write to, or overwrite an attacker specified file.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Solution Unknown
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Uncoordinated Disclosure

Solution

OSVDB is not aware of a solution for this vulnerability.

Products

Dr. Jürgen Vollmer

latex2man

1.24

References

CVE ID: 2012-2120 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 48860
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668779
Other Advisory URL: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/15

Credit

Helmut Grohne

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 3.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2012-05-21 | Disagree?

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