CVE-2012-3500

scripts/annotate-output.sh in devscripts before 2.12.2, as used in rpmdevtools before 8.3, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary 1 standard output or 2 standard error output file...

DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3378

The registerapplication function in atk-adaptor/bridge.c in GNOME at-spi2-atk 2.5.2 does not seed the random number generator and generates predictable temporary file names, which makes it easier for local users to create or truncate files via a symlink attack on a temporary socket file in...

CVE-2012-3378

The registerapplication function in atk-adaptor/bridge.c in GNOME at-spi2-atk 2.5.2 does not seed the random number generator and generates predictable temporary file names, which makes it easier for local users to create or truncate files via a symlink attack on a temporary socket file in...

CVE-2012-3378

The registerapplication function in atk-adaptor/bridge.c in GNOME at-spi2-atk 2.5.2 does not seed the random number generator and generates predictable temporary file names, which makes it easier for local users to create or truncate files via a symlink attack on a temporary socket file in...

CVE-2012-3378

CVE-2012-3378 affects GNOME at-spi2-atk 2.5.2. The vulnerability lies in the function register_application in atk-adaptor/bridge.c, which does not seed the random number generator, leading to predictable temporary file names. This enables local users to create or truncate files via a symlink atta...

SUSE-SU-2015:0929-1 Security update for kvm

The kvm qemu vt100 emulation was affected by a problem where specific vt100 sequences could have been used by guest users to affect the host. CVE-2012-3515 aka XSA-17. Also a temp file race was fixed. CVE-2012-2652 Security Issue reference: CVE-2012-3515 CVE-2012-2652...

Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201208-05 (Config-IniFiles)

The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 201208-05. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $ Description: Auto generated from Gentoo's XML based advisory Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 2012 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com Text descriptions are largely excerpted fr...

Perl Config-IniFiles Module: Insecure temporary file usage

Background Config-IniFiles is a Perl module for reading .ini-style configuration files. Description The Perl Config-IniFiles module uses predicatable temporary file names. Impact A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running th...

Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201206-17 (virtualenv)

The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 201206-17. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 E-Soft Inc. Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only...

Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201206-17 (virtualenv)

The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 201206-17. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $ Description: Auto generated from Gentoo's XML based advisory Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 2012 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com Text descriptions are largely excerpted fr...

RedHat Update for sudo RHSA-2012:1149-01

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription scriptxrefname:"URL",...

Scientific Linux Security Update : sudo on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20120808)

An insecure temporary file use flaw was found in the sudo package's post-uninstall script. A local attacker could possibly use this flaw to overwrite an arbitrary file via a symbolic link attack, or modify the contents of the '/etc/nsswitch.conf' file during the upgrade or removal of the sudo...

CentOS Update for sudo CESA-2012:1149 centos5

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription scriptxrefname:"URL",...

CVE-2012-3440

A certain Red Hat script for sudo 1.7.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /var/tmp/nsswitch.conf.bak temporary file...

Solaris 10 Patch 137097-01 Symlink Attack Privilege Escalation

Exploit for solaris platform in category local exploits Larry W. Cashdollar 8/6/2012 Here is another symlink attack with temp file creation using process id in Solaris 10 patch cluster. You can over write the contents of root owned files with the contents of inetd.conf. In...

RHEL 5 : sudo (RHSA-2012:1149)

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

CentOS 5 : sudo (CESA-2012:1149)

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

sudo: insecure temporary file use in RPM %postun script

A certain Red Hat script for sudo 1.7.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /var/tmp/nsswitch.conf.bak temporary file...

PT-2012-4713 · Red Hat +1 · Red Hat +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 5 with sudo version 1.7.2 Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /var/tmp/nsswitch.conf.bak temporary file. This is related to a certain Red Hat script...

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

Multiple insecure temporary file use flaws were found in fenceapcsnmp and ccstool. A local attacker could use these flaws to overwrite an arbitrary file writable by a victim running those utilities typically root with the output of the utilities via a symbolic link attack. CVE-2008-4579,...