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Bugzilla "syncshadowdb" Script Insecure Temporary File Creation
Secunia Advisory: SA18218
Release Date: 2005-12-26
Last Update: 2005-12-28
Popularity: 7,759 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Bugzilla 2.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena has reported a vulnerability in Bugzilla, 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 the "tmpsyncshadow" temporary file being created insecurely by the "syncshadowdb" script in the temporary directory. This can be exploited via symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the affected script.

Successful exploitation requires that the malicious user is able to write to the temporary directory.

The vulnerability has been reported in versions 2.9 through 2.16.10.

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