14610 : Abuse-SDL Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2005-03-07

Description

Abuse-SDL contains a flaw that may allow a malicious local user to create or overwrite arbitrary files on the system. The issue is due to the creation of some files without dropping privileges. It is possible for a user to use a symlink style attack to manipulate arbitrary files, resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Race Condition
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unknown

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Jonathan Clark

Abuse-SDL

Unknown or Unspecified

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 14495 14519
Related OSVDB ID: 14609
CVE ID: 2005-0099 (see also: NVD)
Other Advisory URL: http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-691

Tools & Filters

	17286

Credit

Steve Kemp -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 2.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-06-03 | Disagree?

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