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HtmlHeadLine.sh Insecure Temporary File Creation
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA13714
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Release Date:
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2005-01-03
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Popularity:
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5,656 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | HtmlHeadLine.sh
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña has reported a vulnerability in HtmlHeadLine.sh, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions on a vulnerable system with escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to multiple temporary files being created insecurely. This can be exploited via symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the vulnerable script.
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