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GLSA-200510-01 : gtkdiskfree: Insecure temporary file creation

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19821

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-200510-01 (gtkdiskfree: Insecure temporary file creation)

 Eric Romang discovered that gtkdiskfree insecurely creates a predictable temporary file to handle command output.
 Impact :

 A local attacker could create a symbolic link in the temporary files directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem.
 When gtkdiskfree is executed, this would result in the file being overwritten with the rights of the user running the application.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All gtkdiskfree users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-admin/gtkdiskfree-1.9.3-r1'

See Also

http://www.zataz.net/adviso/gtkdiskfree-09052005.txt

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200510-01

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19821

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200510-01.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 10/5/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/3/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/16/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2918

GLSA: 200510-01