Debian DSA-022-1 : exmh - local insecure tempfile creation

Former versions of the exmh program used /tmp for storing temporary files. No checks were made to ensure that nobody placed a symlink with the same name in /tmp in the meantime and thus was vulnerable to a symlink attack. This could lead to a malicious local user being able to overwrite any file...

mysql -- mysqlhotcopy insecure temporary file creation

According to Christian Hammers: mysqlhotcopy created temporary files in /tmp which had predictable filenames and such could be used for a tempfile run attack. Jeroen van Wolffelaar is credited with discovering the issue...

Solaris 7 (sparc) : 115565-01

SunOS 5.7: ed creates tempfiles in an insecure manner. Date this patch was last updated by Sun : Nov/25/03 %NASLMINLEVEL 999999 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated as the associated patch is not currently a recommended security fix. Disabled on 2011/10/24. C Tenable Network Security, Inc...

Solaris 2.6 (x86) : 115564-01

SunOS 5.6x86: ed creates tempfiles in an insecure manner. Date this patch was last updated by Sun : Nov/25/03 %NASLMINLEVEL 999999 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated as the associated patch is not currently a recommended security fix. Disabled on 2011/10/24. C Tenable Network Security,...

The ScrollKeeper Root Trap

Release date : September 2 2002 Author : Spybreak [email protected] Package : Scrollkeeper Version : 0.3.4, 0.3.11 Severity : Medium to High Vendor homepage : scrollkeeper.sourceforge.net Status : vendor contacted Problem : Insecure creation of tempfiles in /tmp Local : yes Remote : no 1...

[SECURITY] [DSA 050-1] New version sendfile fix local root exploit

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 050-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze April 20, 2001 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : sendfile...

[SECURITY] [DSA 038-1] New version of sgml-tools available

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-038-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze March 8, 2001 -...

[SECURITY] [DSA 037-1] New versions of Athena Widget replacement libraries available

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-037-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze March 7, 2001 -...

[SECURITY] [DSA 038-1] New version of sgml-tools available

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-038-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze March 8, 2001 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : sgml-tools...

[SECURITY] [DSA 037-1] New versions of Athena Widget replacement libraries available

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-037-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze March 7, 2001 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : nextaw, xaw3d,...

[SECURITY] [DSA 011-2] New mgetty packages for m68k and powerpc available

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-011-2 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze March 6, 2001 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : mgetty...

[SECURITY] [DSA 030-2] New m68k packages of XFree86 released

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 030-2 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze February 12, 2001 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : xfree86-1...

[SECURITY] [DSA-030-1] Multiple security problems in X

Package : xfree86-1 Vulnerability : buffer overflow, insecure tempfile handling, denial-of-service attack Debian-specific: no Chris Evans, Joseph S. Myers, Michal Zalewski, Alan Cox, and others have noted a number of problems in several components of the X Window System sample implementation from...

[SECURITY] [DSA 023-1] New version of inn2 released

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-023-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze January 26, 2001 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : inn2...

[SECURITY] [DSA 022-1] New version of exmh released

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-022-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze January 26, 2001 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : exmh...

[SECURITY] [DSA 021-1] New version of Apache released

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-021-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze January 26, 2001 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : apache...

[SECURITY] [DSA 019-1] New version of squid released

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-019-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze January 25, 2001 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : squid...

tcsh: unsafe tempfile in << redirects

PROBLEM: /tmp echo 'hello world' rootfile /tmp chmod 600 rootfile /tmp ln -s rootfile sh$$ /tmp chown -h 666.666 sh$$ /tmp ls -l rootfile sh$$ -rw------- 1 root root 12 Oct 29 03:55 rootfile lrwxrwxrwx 1 666 666 8 Oct 29 03:56 sh12660 - rootfile /tmp cat BAR ? FOO ? BAR FOO o world /tmp ls -l...

Predictability Problems in IRIX Cron and Compilers

Crimelabs, Inc. www.crimelabs.com Security Note Crimelabs Security Note CLABS200004 Title: Poor Tempfile Use in IRIX: Compilers and Cron Date: 21 June, 2000 Application: MIPSPro Compilers 7.1, 7.2.1 tested, cron Platforms: IRIX 6.3, 6.5 Severity: Moderate, higher in some instances Author: Jose...

mutt.tempfile.race.txt

Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 09:28:43 +0100 From: Thomas Roessler To: [email protected] Subject: mutt security tempfile race in mutt Parts/Attachments: 1.1 Shown 39 lines Text 1.2 OK 134 lines Text 2 475 bytes Application ---------------------------------------- An anonymous Debian developer forward...