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GLSA-200509-21 : Hylafax: Insecure temporary file creation in xferfaxstats script

low Nessus Plugin ID 19820

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-200509-21 (Hylafax: Insecure temporary file creation in xferfaxstats script)

 Javier Fernandez-Sanguino has discovered that xferfaxstats cron script supplied by Hylafax insecurely creates 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 the xferfaxstats script of Hylafax is executed, this would result in the file being overwritten with the rights of the user running the script, which typically is the root user.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Hylafax users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose net-misc/hylafax

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=329384

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200509-21

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 19820

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200509-21.nasl

Version: 1.16

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: 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:hylafax, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/30/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3069

GLSA: 200509-21