Description
The tempname_ensure function in lib/routines.h in a2ps 4.14 and earlier, as used by the spy_user function and possibly other functions, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAccess VectorLocal
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:PIntegrityPartial
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
gnu
oss-project·USaka g. nu
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
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Discovery
References
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737385
bugs.debian.org
http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/a2ps.git/plain/a2ps-4.13-security.patch
pkgs.fedoraproject.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060630
bugzilla.redhat.com
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