Second-order symlink vulnerability in eix-sync.in in Ebuild IndeX (eix) before 0.5.0_pre2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the exi.X.sync temporary file, which is processed by the diff-eix program.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux_eix | Gentoo | * | 0.3 (including) |
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=112061
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17699
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-19.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15541
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2539
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=112061
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17699
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-19.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15541
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2539