GlusterFS: insecure temporary file creation

GlusterFS 3.3.0, as used in Red Hat Storage server 2.0, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable names...

Scientific Linux Security Update : bash on SL5.x i386/x86_64

Bash is the default shell for Scientific Linux. It was found that certain scripts bundled with the Bash documentation created temporary files in an insecure way. A malicious, local user could use this flaw to conduct a symbolic link attack, allowing them to overwrite the contents of arbitrary fil...

Scientific Linux Security Update : php-pear on SL6.x

The php-pear package contains the PHP Extension and Application Repository PEAR, a framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components. It was found that the 'pear' command created temporary files in an insecure way when installing packages. A malicious, local user could use this flaw t...

OpenJDK: insecure temporary file permissions (JRE, 7143606)

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment JRE component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, 6 update 32 and earlier, 5 update 35 and earlier, and 1.4.237 and earlier allows local users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to printing on Solaris or Linux...

OpenJDK: insecure temporary file permissions (JRE, 7143606)

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment JRE component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, 6 update 32 and earlier, 5 update 35 and earlier, and 1.4.237 and earlier allows local users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to printing on Solaris or Linux...

OpenJDK: insecure temporary file permissions (JRE, 7143606)

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment JRE component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, 6 update 32 and earlier, 5 update 35 and earlier, and 1.4.237 and earlier allows local users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to printing on Solaris or Linux...

GLSA-201203-17 : HPLIP: Multiple vulnerabilities

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201203-17 HPLIP: Multiple vulnerabilities Two vulnerabilities have been found in HPLIP: The 'hpmudgetpml' function in pml.c contains a boundary error which could cause a stack-based buffer overflow CVE-2010-4267. The...

HPLIP: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background The Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing system HPLIP provides drivers for HP's inkjet and laser printers, scanners and fax machines. Description Two vulnerabilities have been found in HPLIP: The "hpmudgetpml" function in pml.c contains a boundary error which could cause a...

Low: Red Hat Security Advisory: bash security, bug fix, and enhancement update

An updated bash package that fixes one security issue, several bugs, and adds one enhancement is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives...

bash: Insecure temporary file use in aliasconv.sh, aliasconv.bash, cshtobash (symlink attack)

bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb.? temporary file, related to the 1 aliasconv.sh, 2 aliasconv.bash, and 3 cshtobash scripts...

Debian DSA-2147-1 : pimd - insecure temporary files

Vincent Bernat discovered that pimd, a multicast routing daemon, creates files with predictable names upon the receipt of particular signals. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Debian Security Advisory...

Altair Engineering PBS Pro 10.x - pbs_mom Insecure Temporary File Creation

Altair Engineering PBS Pro 10.x - pbsmom Insecure Temporary File Creation source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41449/info Altair Engineering PBS Pro creates temporary files in an insecure manner. An attacker with local access could potentially exploit this issue to perform symbolic-link...

Altair Engineering PBS Pro 10.x - 'pbs_mom' Insecure Temporary File Creation

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41449/info Altair Engineering PBS Pro creates temporary files in an insecure manner. An attacker with local access could potentially exploit this issue to perform symbolic-link attacks, overwriting arbitrary files in the context of the affected applicatio...

LMBench: Insecure temporary file usage

Background LMBench is a suite of simple, portable benchmarks for UNIX platforms. Description Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported that the rccs and STUFF scripts do not handle "/tmp/sdiff." temporary files securely. NOTE: There might be further occurances of insecure temporary file usage. Impact A local...

PHP Fuzzer Framework - Default Location Insecure Temporary File Creation

PHP Fuzzer Framework - Default Location Insecure Temporary File Creation // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35924/info PHP Fuzzer Framework creates temporary files in an insecure manner. An attacker with local access could potentially exploit this issue to overwrite and execute arbitrar...

PHP Fuzzer Framework - Default Location Insecure Temporary File Creation

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35924/info PHP Fuzzer Framework creates temporary files in an insecure manner. An attacker with local access could potentially exploit this issue to overwrite and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the victim user. Successfully exploiting th...

DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2461

mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, does not securely create temporary files, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors...

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS : openoffice.org-l10n update (USN-677-2)

USN-677-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenOffice.org. The changes required that openoffice.org-l10n also be updated for the new version in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. Multiple memory overflow flaws were discovered in OpenOffice.org's handling of WMF and EMF files. If a user were tricked into opening a speciall...

Mandriva Update for xen MDKSA-2007:203 (xen)

Check for the Version of xen OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Mandriva Update for xen MDKSA-2007:203 xen Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms ...

Mandriva Update for xen MDKSA-2007:203 (xen)

Check for the Version of xen OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Mandriva Update for xen MDKSA-2007:203 xen Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms ...