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cplay Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA11924
Release Date: 2004-06-23
Last Update: 2005-08-22
Popularity: 5,866 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
DoS
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:cplay 1.x

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Description:
Martin Michlmayr has reported a vulnerability in cplay allowing malicious, local users to perform certain actions with escalated privileges.

A temporary file is created insecurely in a predictable location, which can be exploited via symlink attacks to corrupt the content of arbitrary files with the privileges of a user invoking cplay.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.49. Prior versions may also be affected.

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