Description
syncevo/installcheck-local.sh in syncevolution before 1.3.99.7 uses mktemp to create a safe temporary file but appends a suffix to the original filename and writes to this new filename, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the new filename.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/4 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90662 ↗
- http://www.osvdb.org/102380 ↗
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736357 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65098 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/22/3 ↗