The (1) cfmailfilter and (2) cfcron.in files for cfengine 1.6.5 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2960.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cfengine | Gnu | 1.6.5 (including) | 1.6.5 (including) |
| Cfengine | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Cfengine | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107871
- http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.cfengine.help/browse_thread/thread/fc25e7d98f8ba401/38151ed821803be0#38151ed821803be0
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17037/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17038
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17040
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17142
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17182
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-835
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-836
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:184
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14994
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-198-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22489
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107871
- http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.cfengine.help/browse_thread/thread/fc25e7d98f8ba401/38151ed821803be0#38151ed821803be0
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17037/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17038
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17040
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17142
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17182
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-835
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-836
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:184
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14994
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-198-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22489