Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : netpbm (MDKSA-2004:011-1)

A number of temporary file bugs have been found in versions of NetPBM. These could allow a local user the ability to overwrite or create files as a different user who happens to run one of the the vulnerable utilities. Update : The patch applied made some calls to the mktemp utility with an...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : nedit (MDKSA-2001:042)

A temporary file vulnerability exists in NEdit, the Nirvana Editor. When printing the entire text or selected parts of the text within the editor, nedit creates a temporary file in an insecure manner. This could be exploited to gain access to other user privileges including root. %NASLMINLEVEL...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : samba (MDKSA-2001:040-1)

A vulnerability found by Marcus Meissner exists in Samba where it was not creating temporary files safely which could allow local users to overwrite files that they may not have access to. This happens when a remote user queried a printer queue and samba would create a temporary file in which the...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : xine-ui (MDKSA-2004:033)

Shaun Colley discovered a temporary file vulnerability in the xine-check script packaged in xine-ui. This problem could allow local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the script. The updated packages change the location of where temporary files are...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : rpmdrake (MDKSA-2001:043)

A temporary file vulnerability exists in rpmdrake. This updated rpmdrake corrects the problem. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2001:043. The text itself is...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mm (MDKSA-2002:045)

Marcus Meissner and Sebastian Krahmer discovered a temporary file vulnerability in the mm library which is used by the Apache webserver. This vulnerability can be exploited to obtain root privilege if shell access to the apache user typically apache or nobody is already obtained. %NASLMINLEVEL...

Fedora Core 1 : mc-4.6.0-14.10 (2004-112)

Several buffer overflows, several temporary file creation vulnerabilities, and one format string vulnerability have been discovered in Midnight Commander. These vulnerabilities were discovered mostly by Andrew V. Samoilov and Pavel Roskin. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project...

IM-Switch - Insecure Temporary File Handling Symbolic Link

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10717/info IM-Switch Insecure Temporary File Handling Symbolic Link VulnerabilityIt is reported that im-switch is prone to a local insecure temporary file handling symbolic link vulnerability. This issue is due to a design error that allows the applicatio...

IM-Switch - Insecure Temporary File Handling Symbolic Link

IM-Switch - Insecure Temporary File Handling Symbolic Link source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10717/info IM-Switch Insecure Temporary File Handling Symbolic Link VulnerabilityIt is reported that im-switch is prone to a local insecure temporary file handling symbolic link vulnerability. Thi...

Sun Java Virtual Machine 1.x - 'Font.createFont' Method Insecure Temporary File Creation

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10685/info Sun Java Virtual Machine is a component of the Sun Java infrastructure that performs the handling of Java applets and other programs. It is available for Unix, Linux, and Microsoft platforms. Sun Java Virtual Machine is prone to an insecure...

RHEL 2.1 / 3 : sysstat (RHSA-2004:053)

Updated sysstat packages that fix various bugs and security issues are now available. Sysstat is a tool for gathering system statistics. Isag is a utility for graphically displaying these statistics. A bug was found in the Red Hat sysstat package post and trigger scripts, which used insecure...

FreeBSD : MySQL insecure temporary file creation (mysqlbug) (123)

The following package needs to be updated: mysql-client %NASLMINLEVEL 999999 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated by freebsdpkg2e1298468fbb11d88b290020ed76ef5a.nasl. Disabled on 2011/10/02. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. This script contains information extracted from VuXML : Copyright...

RHEL 2.1 : ddskk (RHSA-2003:242)

Updated ddskk packages which fix a temporary file security issue are now available. Daredevil SKK is a simple Kana to Kanji conversion program, an input method of Japanese for Emacs. ddskk does not take appropriate security precautions when creating temporary files. This bug could potentially be...

RHEL 2.1 / 3 : netpbm (RHSA-2004:031)

Updated NetPBM packages are available that fix a number of temporary file vulnerabilities in the netpbm libraries. The netpbm package contains a library of functions that support programs for handling various graphics file formats, including .pbm portable bitmaps, .pgm portable graymaps, .pnm...

FreeBSD : Midnight Commander buffer overflows, format string bugs, and insecure temporary file handling (106)

The following package needs to be updated: mc %NASLMINLEVEL 999999 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated by freebsdpkg0c6f3fde9c5111d893660020ed76ef5a.nasl. Disabled on 2011/10/02. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. This script contains information extracted from VuXML : Copyright 2003-2006...

FreeBSD : insecure temporary file creation in xine-check, xine-bugreport (207)

The following package needs to be updated: xine %NASLMINLEVEL 999999 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated by freebsdpkgfde532047ea611d896450020ed76ef5a.nasl. Disabled on 2011/10/02. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. This script contains information extracted from VuXML : Copyright 2003-200...

RHEL 2.1 : LPRng (RHSA-2003:150)

Updated LPRng packages resolving a temporary file vulnerability are now available. LPRng is a print spooler. LPRng includes a program, psbanner, that can be used to produce Postscript banner pages to separate print jobs. A vulnerability has been found in psbanner, which creates in an insecure...

RHEL 2.1 : mm (RHSA-2002:154)

Updated mm packages are now available for Red Hat Linux Advanced Server. This update addresses possible vulnerabilities in how the MM library opens temporary files. The MM library provides an abstraction layer which allows related processes to easily share data. On systems where shared memory or...

Esearch: Insecure temp file handling

Background Esearch is a replacement for the Portage command "emerge search". It uses an index to speed up searching of the Portage tree. Description The eupdatedb utility uses a temporary file /tmp/esearchdb.py.tmp to indicate that the eupdatedb process is running. When run, eupdatedb checks to s...

[ GLSA 200406-18 ] gzip: Insecure creation of temporary files

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