GLSA-200410-07 : ed: Insecure temporary file handling

NASLDB: GLSA-200410-07 : ed: Insecure temporary file handling

General

ID: 15445
Name: GLSA-200410-07 : ed: Insecure temporary file handling

Summary: Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg

Credits: –

Classification

Risk: –

CVSS: –
CVSS Base Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Temporal Vector: –

Port: 0
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Type: Local

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200410-07
(ed: Insecure temporary file handling)

ed insecurely creates temporary files in world-writeable directories with
predictable names. Given that ed is used in various system shell scripts,
they are by extension affected by the same vulnerability.

Impact :

A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary files
directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. When ed is
called, this would result in file access with the rights of the user
running the utility, which could be the root user.

Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Exploiting

Exploit Available: –
Exploitability Ease: –

Sources

CVE: CVE-2000-1137
OSVDB: –
Bugtraq: –
scipID: –

Timeline

Vulnerability Disclosure: 2000/12/11
Patch Release: 2004/10/09
Plugin Release: 2004/10/09

Plugin

Version: 1.10
Filename: gentoo_GLSA-200410-07.nasl
Filesize: 3500 bytes
MD5 Hash: d87632725a6583a14c9c44dfb451709d

Identification: Host/local_checks_enabled
Require Keys: Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Dependencies: "ssh_get_info.nasl"

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