PrimeBase SQL Database Server allows PrimeBase.log file to be overwritten
| primebase-file-overwrite (13367) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PrimeBase SQL Database Server creates insecure temporary files during installation. A local attacker with knowledge of the /tmp/PrimeBase.log file can overwrite the file by creating an arbitrary file and linking it to the /tmp/PrimeBase.log file.
Platforms Affected:
- SNAP Innovation, PrimeBase SQL Database Server 4.2
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest 4.2 release version of PrimeBase (4229 or later), available from the PrimeBase Web site. See References.
Consequences:
File Manipulation
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Oct 04 2003 - 18:49:24 CDT, SNAP Innovation's PrimeBase Database 4.2 poor default file permissions. at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-10/0080.html.
- PrimeBase Web site, FTP Release 4229 at http://www.Primebase.com/ftp/releases/4229/.
- BID-8771: PrimeBase SQL Database Server Insecure Installation Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Reported:
Oct 04, 2003
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