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GLSA-200602-14 : noweb: Insecure temporary file creation

low Nessus Plugin ID 20980

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-200602-14 (noweb: Insecure temporary file creation)

 Javier Fernandez-Sanguino has discovered that the lib/toascii.nw and shell/roff.mm scripts insecurely create temporary files with predictable filenames.
 Impact :

 A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary file directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. When an affected script is called, this would result in the file being overwritten with the rights of the user running the script.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All noweb users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-text/noweb-2.9-r5'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200602-14

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 20980

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200602-14.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 2/27/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.2

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/26/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/13/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3342

GLSA: 200602-14