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FreeBSD : tkdiff -- temporary file symlink privilege escalation (93ba13f8-5c41-11db-a5ae-00508d6a62df)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 22872

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena reports a vulnerability in tkdiff which allows local users to gain priveleges of the user running tkdiff due to insecure temporary file creation.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?910fcd1b

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 22872

File Name: freebsd_pkg_93ba13f85c4111dba5ae00508d6a62df.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 10/16/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:tkdiff, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 10/15/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/20/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3343

BID: 16064

DSA: 927

Secunia: 18083