antiword temporary file symlink
| antiword-tmp-file-symlink (24194) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
antiword could allow a local attacker to launch a symlink attack. The scripts in antiword that convert Word documents to text and Postscript files create temporary files insecurely. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a symbolic link from a temporary file to other files on the system, which would allow the attacker to create or overwrite arbitrary files on the system with the privileges of the user running antiword.
Platforms Affected:
- aMSN, aMSN
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
Remedy:
For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-945-1 for upgrade information. See References.
Consequences:
File Manipulation
References:
- Freshmeat.net, Project Details for antiword at http://freshmeat.net/projects/antiword/.
- BID-16278: Antiword Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-3126: The (1) kantiword (kantiword.sh) and (2) gantiword (gantiword.sh) scripts in antiword 0.35 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary (a) output and (b) error files.
- DSA-945: antiword -- insecure temporary file
- SA15866: Antiword Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
- SA18530: Debian update for antiword
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0242: Antiword kantiword and gantiword Insecure Temporary File Creation
Reported:
Jan 17, 2006
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