Multiple scripts in the perl package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1 and other operating systems allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perl | Larry_wall | 5.6 (including) | 5.6 (including) |
| Perl | Larry_wall | 5.6.1 (including) | 5.6.1 (including) |
| Perl | Larry_wall | 5.8.0 (including) | 5.8.0 (including) |
| Perl | Larry_wall | 5.8.1 (including) | 5.8.1 (including) |
| Perl | Larry_wall | 5.8.3 (including) | 5.8.3 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | RedHat | perl-2:5.8.0-90.4 | * |
| Perl | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Perl | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Perl | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Perl | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
References
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=110547693019788\u0026w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17661
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18075
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-620
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:031
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-881.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11294
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9752
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=110547693019788\u0026w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17661
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18075
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-620
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:031
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-881.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11294
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9752