The dcopidlng script in KDE 3.2.x and 3.3.x creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kde | Kde | 3.2.x (including) | 3.2.x (including) |
| Kde | Kde | 3.3.x (including) | 3.3.x (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | RedHat | kdelibs-6:3.3.1-3.6 | * |
| Kdelibs | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Kdelibs | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Kdelibs | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Kdelibs | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
References
- http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=97608
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2005-245.shtml
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=110814653804757\u0026w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14254
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-14.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013525
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050316-2.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:045
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:058
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-325.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10676
- http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=97608
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2005-245.shtml
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=110814653804757\u0026w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14254
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-14.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013525
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050316-2.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:045
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:058
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-325.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10676