Dangerous temp file creation during installation of Netscape 6.

During installation of Netscape 6.01a for Solaris 2.7/8 Sparc, I noticed the file /tmp/admin.3842 was created with mode 644. As you already know if this package is installed by root in multiuser mode a malicious user could use this to overwrite system files etc.. Here is the dangerous code: grep...

Символьные линки в Netscape 6 (symbolic link)

Создается временный файл с предсказуемым именем без проверки символьных линков...

CVE-2001-1059

VMWare creates a temporary file vmware-log.USERNAME with insecure permissions, which allows local users to read or modify license information...

Проблема символьных линков в драйвере Samsung ML-85G (symbolic link)

При создании временного файла используется метка времени...

Samsung ml85p Printer Driver 1.0 - Insecure Temporary File Creation (2)

Samsung ml85p Printer Driver 1.0 - Insecure Temporary File Creation 2 source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3008/info ml85p is a Linux driver for Samsung ML-85G series printers. It may be bundled with distributions of Ghostscript. ml85p does not check for symbolic links when creating image...

Samsung ml85p Printer Driver 1.0 - Insecure Temporary File Creation (2)

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3008/info ml85p is a Linux driver for Samsung ML-85G series printers. It may be bundled with distributions of Ghostscript. ml85p does not check for symbolic links when creating image output files. These files are created in /tmp with a guessable naming...

Lmail 2.7 - Temporary File Race Condition

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2984/info Jon Zeeff's lmail is a local mail delivery agent LDA designed to provide mail-to-pipe and mail-to-file aliasing for smail. A race condition vulnerability exists in lmail. The lmail program makes insecure use of temporary files, making it...

Various shells create temporary files insecurely when using << operator

Overview sh uses /tmp files of a predictable name in creating files for input redirection using the operator. Description When performing the "" redirection, /bin/sh creates a temporary file in /tmp with a name based on the process id, writes subsequent input out to that file, and then closes the...

Дырка в fcron &#40;symbolic link&#41;

Проблема символьных линков при работе с временным файлом...

teTeX 1.0.7 - Filters Temporary File Race Condition

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2974/info teTeX is a TeX distribution for UNIX compatible systems. A race condition vulnerability exists in the temporary file handling method used by some teTeX filters. The problem exists because in some cases temporary files are created world-writeab...

teTeX 1.0.7 - Filters Temporary File Race Condition

teTeX 1.0.7 - Filters Temporary File Race Condition / source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2974/info teTeX is a TeX distribution for UNIX compatible systems. A race condition vulnerability exists in the temporary file handling method used by some teTeX filters. The problem exists because in...

CVE-2001-1276

ispell before 3.1.20 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack on a temporary file...

CVE-2001-0465

TurboTax saves passwords in a temporary file when a user imports investment tax information from a financial institution, which could allow local users to obtain sensitive information...

LPRng 3.6.x - Failure To Drop Supplementary Groups

LPRng 3.6.x - Failure To Drop Supplementary Groups / source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2865/info The LPRng software is an enhanced, extended, and portable implementation of the Berkeley LPR print spooler functionality. When the LPRng daemon is initialized, it fails to drop its supplementa...

LPRng 3.6.x - Failure To Drop Supplementary Groups

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2865/info The LPRng software is an enhanced, extended, and portable implementation of the Berkeley LPR print spooler functionality. When the LPRng daemon is initialized, it fails to drop its supplementary groups. As a result, the daemon and any child...

CVE-2001-0310

sort in FreeBSD 4.1.1 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, uses predictable temporary file names and does not properly handle when the temporary file already exists, which causes sort to crash and possibly impacts security-sensitive scripts...

CVE-2001-0310

The issue is with the UNIX sort utility on FreeBSD 4.1.1 and earlier, where temporary files are created with predictable names and not properly handled when the file already exists. This can cause sort to crash, effectively denying service to scripts or administration tasks that rely on sort. Pub...

CVE-2001-0109

rctab in SuSE 7.0 and earlier allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the rctmp temporary file...

CVE-2001-0310

sort in FreeBSD 4.1.1 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, uses predictable temporary file names and does not properly handle when the temporary file already exists, which causes sort to crash and possibly impacts security-sensitive scripts...

CVE-2001-0125

CVE-2001-0125 affects exmh 2.2 and earlier, where insecure handling of temporary files in /tmp (e.g., exmhErrorMsg) allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack. Connected advisories confirm the issue and note that newer versions (e.g., exmh 2.3.1+) fix the vulnerability by switchin...