|
 |
|
UUDeview Insecure Temporary File Creation
|
|
|
|
|
Secunia Advisory:
|
SA30171
|
|
|
Release Date:
|
2008-05-14
|
|
Last Update:
|
2008-05-19
|
|
|
Critical:
|
Less critical
|
|
Impact:
|
Manipulation of data
|
|
Where:
|
Local system
|
|
Solution Status:
|
Unpatched
|
|
| Software: | UUDeview 0.5.x
|
| | CVE reference: | CVE-2008-2266 (Secunia mirror)
|
|
|
This advisory is currently marked as unpatched!
- Companies can be alerted when a patch is released! |
|
|
Description:
Marco d'Itri has reported a vulnerability in UUDeview, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions with escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to the application creating temporary files insecurely using the "tempnam()" function. This can be exploited to overwrite arbitrary files on the local system with the privileges of the user running uudeview.
The vulnerability is reported in version 0.5.20. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Grant only trusted users access to affected systems.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Marco d'Itri, reported in a Debian bug report.
Changelog:
2008-05-19: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480972
|
|
|
|
|
Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.
Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.
|
|
|
|
1 Related Secunia Security Advisories
|
|
|
1. UUDeview Parameter Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
|
|
|
Send Feedback to Secunia
|
|
If you have new information regarding this Secunia advisory or a product in our database, please send it to us using either our web form or email us at vuln@secunia.com.
Ideas, suggestions, and other feedback are most welcome.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Secunia PSI
Scan | Patch | Track
Free Download
|
|
|
Secunia Poll
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Most Popular Advisories
|
|
|
|
|
|
