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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200410-07] ed: Insecure temporary file handling Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200410-07] ed: Insecure temporary file handling |
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ed: Insecure temporary file handling Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200410-07 (ed: Insecure temporary file handling) ed insecurely creates temporary files in world-writeable directories with predictable names. Given that ed is used in various system shell scripts, they are by extension affected by the same vulnerability. Impact A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary files directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. When ed is called, this would result in file access with the rights of the user running the utility, which could be the root user. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2000-1137 Solution: All ed users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=sys-apps/ed-0.2-r4" # emerge ">=sys-apps/ed-0.2-r4" Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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