MGASA-2013-0331 Updated pmake packages fix CVE-2011-1920

Updated pmake package fixes security vulnerability: The make include files in NetBSD before 1.6.2, as used in pmake 1.111 and earlier, allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/depend temporary file, related to bsd.lib.mk and bsd.prog.mk CVE-2011-1920...

core: html/rss-newsfeed.php insecure temporary file usage

rss-newsfeed.php in Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, when MAGPIECACHEON is set to 1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/magpiecache...

core: Insecure temporary file usage in nagios.upgrade_to_v3.sh

nagios.upgradetov3.sh, as distributed by Red Hat and possibly others for Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary nagioscfg file with a predictable name in /tmp/...

CVE-2013-4419

The guestfish command in libguestfs 1.20.12, 1.22.7, and earlier, when using the --remote or --listen option, does not properly check the ownership of /tmp/.guestfish-$UID/ when creating a temporary socket file in this directory, which allows local users to write to the socket and execute arbitra...

UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4419

The guestfish command in libguestfs 1.20.12, 1.22.7, and earlier, when using the --remote or --listen option, does not properly check the ownership of /tmp/.guestfish-$UID/ when creating a temporary socket file in this directory, which allows local users to write to the socket and execute arbitra...

GLSA-201310-17 : pmake: Insecure temporary file usage

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201310-17 pmake: Insecure temporary file usage /usr/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk and /usr/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk create temporary files insecurely, with predictable names /tmp/dependPID, and without using $TMPDIR. Impact : The make include...

USN-2008-1: Suds vulnerability

Ralph Loader discovered that Suds incorrectly handled temporary files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. In the default installation of Ubuntu, this should be prevented by the Yama link restrictions...

Perl Parallel-ForkManager Module: Insecure temporary file usage

Background Parallel-ForkManager is a simple parallel processing fork manager for Perl. Description The Perl Parallel-ForkManager module does not handle temporary files securely. Impact A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user...

Amazon Linux AMI : nagios (ALAS-2013-227)

nagios.upgradetov3.sh allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary nagioscfg file with a predictable name in /tmp/. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Amazon Linux AMI Security Advisory...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.04 : txt2man vulnerability (USN-1979-1)

Patrick J Cherry discovered that txt2man contained leftover debugging code that incorrectly created a temporary file. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. In the default Ubuntu installation, this should be prevented by the Yama link restrictions. Note that...

USN-1979-1: txt2man vulnerability

Patrick J Cherry discovered that txt2man contained leftover debugging code that incorrectly created a temporary file. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. In the default Ubuntu installation, this should be prevented by the Yama link restrictions...

Race condition

Race condition in hawtjni-runtime/src/main/java/org/fusesource/hawtjni/runtime/Library.java in HawtJNI before 1.8, when a custom library path is not specified, allows local users to execute arbitrary Java code by overwriting a temporary JAR file with a predictable name in /tmp...

CVE-2013-2035

Race condition in hawtjni-runtime/src/main/java/org/fusesource/hawtjni/runtime/Library.java in HawtJNI before 1.8, when a custom library path is not specified, allows local users to execute arbitrary Java code by overwriting a temporary JAR file with a predictable name in /tmp...

UBUNTU-CVE-2013-3368

bin/rt in Request Tracker RT 3.8.x before 3.8.17 and 4.0.x before 4.0.13 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with predictable name...

FICOBank Information Disclosure / Cross Site Scripting

FICOBank Directory Listing Information Disclosure / Cross Site Scripting / Jquery Old Version Vulnerable Report-Timeline: ================ 23-08-2013 Advisory Response:"Our country does not have the same laws as their own and we do not consider to be security flaws the data you send us. Thank you...

rubygem-passenger: incorrect temporary file usage

Phusion Passenger gem before 3.0.21 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 for Ruby allows local users to cause a denial of service prevent application start or gain privileges by pre-creating a temporary "config" file in a directory with a predictable name in /tmp/ before it is used by the gem...

Fedora 19 : nagios-3.5.0-5.fc19 (2013-10996)

"Build package with PIE flags 965529 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2013-10996. include'deprecatednasllevel.inc'; include'compat.inc'; if description scriptid67296;...

Oracle Linux 3 : dhcp (ELSA-2009-1154)

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2009:1154 : Updated dhcp packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is a...

Oracle Linux 5 : sudo (ELSA-2012-1149)

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2012-1149 advisory. 1.7.2p1-14.2 - added a workaround for a race condition in handling child processes Resolves: rhbz844978 1.7.2p1-14.1 - dont remove the sudoers: line from...

Oracle Linux 4 : xorg-x11 (ELSA-2007-0519)

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2007:0519 : Updated X.org packages that correct a flaw in the way the X.Org X11 xfs font server starts are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. X.org is an...