CVE-2012-2451
Published: 27 June 2012
The Config::IniFiles module before 2.71 for Perl creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: it has been reported that this might only be exploitable by writing in the same directory as the .ini file. If this is the case, then this issue might not cross privilege boundaries.
Notes
Author | Note |
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jdstrand | file is created in the same directory as the original file and so yama won't protect against it since this doesn't have to occur in a sticky directory. Typically would not cross privilege boundaries, but is a useful hardening measure in all cases. |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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libconfig-inifiles-perl Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Ignored
(end of life)
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lucid |
Released
(2.52-1ubuntu0.1)
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natty |
Released
(2.58-1ubuntu0.1)
|
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oneiric |
Released
(2.68-1ubuntu0.11.10.1)
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precise |
Released
(2.68-1ubuntu0.12.04.1)
|
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upstream |
Released
(2.75-1)
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Patches: upstream: https://bitbucket.org/shlomif/perl-config-inifiles/changeset/a08fa26f4f59/raw/ |