42029 : Alternate pdftops Filter for CUPS pdfin.[PID].tmp Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-12-03

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2007-6358" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : pdftops.pl before 1.20 in alternate pdftops filter allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the pdfin.[PID].tmp temporary file, which is created when pdftops reads a PDF file from stdin, such as when pdftops is invoked by CUPS.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation, Race Condition
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.20 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2007-6358 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 26919
Secunia Advisory ID: 28113 28139 28200 28386
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201042
http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L515
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201042
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-14.xml
Other Advisory URL: http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-14.xml
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-563-1
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1437

Tools & Filters

	29803

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.9
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-12-17 | Disagree?

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