GLSA-200502-01 : FireHOL: Insecure temporary file creation

low Nessus Plugin ID 16438

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200502-01 (FireHOL: Insecure temporary file creation)

FireHOL insecurely creates temporary files with predictable names.
Impact :

A local attacker could create malicious symbolic links to arbitrary system files. When FireHOL is executed, this could lead to these files being overwritten with the rights of the user launching FireHOL, usually the root user.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All FireHOL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-firewall/firehol-1.224'

See Also

http://www.net-security.org/advisory.php?id=4420

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200502-01

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 16438

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200502-01.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 2/14/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:firehol, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 2/1/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/24/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0225

GLSA: 200502-01