Blender quit.blend symlink
| blender-quitblend-symlink (42153) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Blender could allow a local attacker to launch a symlink attack, caused by the improper handling of temporary files that are created with insecure permissions. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a symbolic link from the /tmp/quit.blend temporary file to other files on the system chich would allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system with the privileges of the victim or obtain sensitive information.
Platforms Affected:
- Blender, Blender 2.25
- Blender, Blender 2.26
- Blender, Blender 2.27
- Blender, Blender 2.28
- Blender, Blender 2.28a
- Blender, Blender 2.28c
- Blender, Blender 2.31a
- Blender, Blender 2.32
- Blender, Blender 2.33
- Blender, Blender 2.33a
- Blender, Blender 2.34
- Blender, Blender 2.35
- Blender, Blender 2.36
- Blender, Blender 2.37
- Blender, Blender 2.37a
- Blender, Blender 2.39
- Blender, Blender 2.4.3
- Blender, Blender 2.40 Alpha
- Blender, Blender 2.42a
- Blender, Blender 2.43
- Blender, Blender 2.45
- Gentoo, Linux
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Blender (2.46 RC3 or later), available from the Blender Web site. See References.
Consequences:
File Manipulation
References:
- Blender Web site, blender.org - Get Blender at http://www.blendernation.com/2008/05/01/blender-246-rc3-available-to-download/.
- BID-28936: Blender Unspecified Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1103: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Blender have unknown impact and attack vectors, related to temporary file issues.
- GLSA-200805-12: Blender: Multiple vulnerabilities
- SA29842: Blender Multiple Temporary File Security Issues
- SUSE-SR:2008:010: SUSE Security Summary Report
Reported:
Apr 25, 2008
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