OpenSSH allows arbitrary file deletion via symlink redirection of temporary file

Overview Due to insecure handling of temporary files, some versions of sshd, an encrypted connection program, can delete any file named "cookies" accessible via the computer running sshd. Description sshd is the server software used to support ssh, a popular encryted connection program. Some...

Aladdin Ghostscript creates insecure temporary files allowing a local user to create symbolic links to other files

Overview Alladin Ghostscript, a previewer for postscript files, creates temporary files with a predictable names. The creation allows attackers to use symbolic links to overwrite other files on the host. Description Alladin Ghostscript is a previewer for postscript files. It creates temporary fil...

sort creates temporary files insecurely

Overview The sort utility creates temporary files insecurely, making sort subject to a denial-of-service attack. Description The UNIX sort utility creates temporary files with predictable names. The creation is done in a manner to prevent information loss via a symlink attack, but existence of th...

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Security Holes in Remedy Client Installer Summary ------- Due to improper handling of temporary files, the installer program for Remedy Software's Action Request System client for unix can allow local users to gain root privileges. Details ------- The installer script for the unix AR clients...

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Potential Root Compromise in MicroFocus Cobol Summary ------- If the AppTrack feature is enabled, the default install of MicroFocus Cobol 4.1 Merant's commercial suite of cobol utilities contains a security hole which can lead to root compromise. Specifics --------- In the default install,...

Символьные линки в rcs2log (sumbolic link)

Проблема символьных линков при создании временного файла позволяет переписать файлы запускающего пользователя...

CVE-2001-0556

The CVE describes a local arbitrary-file overwrite vulnerability in Nirvana Editor (NEdit) 5.1.1 and earlier, caused by a symlink/insecure temporary file handling when printing (affecting backup and temp files).

CVE-2001-0556

The Nirvana Editor NEdit 5.1.1 and earlier allows a local attacker to overwrite other users' files via a symlink attack on 1 backup files or 2 temporary files used when nedit prints a file or portions of a file...

CVE-2001-0556: Undefined Security Weakness

The Nirvana Editor NEdit 5.1.1 and earlier allows a local attacker to overwrite other users' files via a symlink attack on 1 backup files or 2 temporary files used when nedit prints a file or portions of a file...

Sambar Web Server pagecount exploit code

by default, there is a pagecount script with Sambar Web Server it's situated at http://sambarserver/session/pagecount counter writes it's temporary files at c:sambardirectorytmp if we'll write http://sambarserver/session/pagecount?page=index it will create file in Sambar temp directory with name...

[ESA-20010711-01] AllCommerce insecure temporary files

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | EnGarde Secure Linux Security Advisory July 11, 2001 | | http://www.engardelinux.org/ ESA-20010711-01 | | | | Package: AllCommerce | | Summary: AllCommerce creates insecure...

Символьные линки в AllCommerce (symbolic link)

Проблема символьных линков при работе с временными файлами...

Samsung ml85p Printer Driver 1.0 - Insecure Temporary File Creation (3)

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...

Tripwire temporary files

------------------------------------------------------------ Insecure temporary files in Tripwire [email protected] $Date: 2001/07/09 05:02:02 $ ------------------------------------------------------------ Author: Jarno Huuskonen [email protected] Discovered: Tue 16 Jan 2001 Vendor...

Samsung ml85p Printer Driver 1.0 - Insecure Temporary File Creation (3)

Samsung ml85p Printer Driver 1.0 - Insecure Temporary File Creation 3 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...

Символьные линки в Tripwire (symbolic link)

Проблема символьнгых линков при создании временных файлов...

Lmail 2.7 - Temporary File Race Condition

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...

CVE-2001-0430

Vulnerability in exuberant-ctags before 3.2.4-0.1 insecurely creates temporary files...

CVE-2001-0416

sgml-tools aka sgmltools before 1.0.9-15 creates temporary files with insecure permissions, which allows other users to read files that are being processed by sgml-tools...

CVE-2001-0906

teTeX filter before 1.0.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on temporary files that are produced when printing .dvi files using lpr...