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feynmf Insecure Temporary File Creation
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA27737
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Release Date:
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2007-11-21
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Popularity:
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2,432 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: | feynmf 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-5940
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in feynmf, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions with escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to feynmf creating a temporary file with a predictable filename based on its PID. This can be exploited to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks.
Solution:
Grant only trusted users access to affected systems.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Gentoo credits Kevin B. McCarty.
Original Advisory:
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198231
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