7169 matches found
Debian DSA-483-1 : mysql - insecure temporary file creation
Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in mysql, a common database system. Two scripts contained in the package don't create temporary files in a secure fashion. This could allow a local attacker to overwrite files with the privileges of the user invoking the MySQL server, which is often the ro...
Debian DSA-053-1 : nedit - insecure temporary file
The nedit Nirvana editor package as shipped in the non-free section accompanying Debian GNU/Linux 2.2/potato had a bug in its printing code: when printing text it would create a temporary file with the to be printed text and pass that on to the print system. The temporary file was not created...
Debian DSA-339-1 : semi - insecure temporary file
NOTE: due to a combination of administrative problems, this advisory was erroneously released with the identifier 'DSA-337-1'. DSA-337-1 correctly refers to an earlier advisory regarding gtksee. semi, a MIME library for GNU Emacs, does not take appropriate security precautions when creating...
Debian DSA-553-1 : getmail - symlink vulnerability
A security problem has been discovered in getmail, a POP3 and APOP mail gatherer and forwarder. An attacker with a shell account on the victims host could utilise getmail to overwrite arbitrary files when it is running as root. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive...
Debian DSA-279-1 : metrics - insecure temporary file creation
Paul Szabo and Matt Zimmerman discovered two similar problems in metrics, a tools for software metrics. Two scripts in this package, 'halstead' and 'gatherstats', open temporary files without taking appropriate security precautions. 'halstead' is installed as a user program, while 'gatherstats' i...
Debian DSA-232-1 : cupsys - several vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the Common Unix Printing System CUPS. Several of these issues represent the potential for a remote compromise or denial of service. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CAN-2002-1383: Multiple integer...
Debian DSA-019-1 : squid - insecure tempfile handling
WireX discovered a potential temporary file race condition in the way that squid sends out email messages notifying the administrator about updating the program. This could lead to arbitrary files to get overwritten. However the code would only be executed if running a very bleeding edge release ...
Debian DSA-366-1 : eroaster - insecure temporary file
eroaster, a frontend for burning CD-R media using cdrecord, does not take appropriate security precautions when creating a temporary file for use as a lockfile. This bug could potentially be exploited to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running eroaster. %NASLMINLEVEL 703...
DSA-553-1 getmail - symlink vulnerability
Bulletin has no description...
CVE-2004-0880
getmail 4.x before 4.2.0, when run as root, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an mbox file...
CVE-2004-0559
The maketemp.pl script in Usermin 1.070 and 1.080 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files at install time via a symlink attack on the /tmp/.usermin directory...
[VulnWatch] Php Vulnerability N. 2
Let's go for the second one: ========================================= Title: Overwrite $FILE array in rfc1867 - Mime multipart/form-data File Upload Affected: Php = 5.0.1 Not Affected: it seems none Vulnerability Type: Possible write of a downloaded file in an arbitrary location. Vendor Status:...
Webmin, Usermin: Multiple vulnerabilities in Usermin
Background Webmin and Usermin are web-based system administration consoles. Webmin allows an administrator to easily configure servers and other features. Usermin allows users to configure their own accounts, execute commands, and read e-mail. The Usermin functionality, including webmail, is also...
CVE-2004-0851
The 1 writelist and 2 dumpcurrlist functions in Net-Acct before 0.71 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files...
CVE-2004-0851
The 1 writelist and 2 dumpcurrlist functions in Net-Acct before 0.71 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files...
CVE-2004-0256
GNU libtool before 1.5.2, during compile time, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on libtool directories in /tmp...
CVE-2003-0022
CVE-2003-0022 concerns rxvt 2.7.8: the terminal emulator’s screen-dump escape sequence can be used to overwrite arbitrary files when the sequence is echoed to a user’s terminal (e.g., while viewing a file containing the sequence). The vulnerability stems from the screen-dump feature, and the expl...
CVE-2003-0022
The "screen dump" feature in rxvt 2.7.8 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a certain character escape sequence when it is echoed to a user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence...
