Description
Bournal before 1.4.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified temporary files associated with a --hack_the_gibson update check.
Affected products
- becauseinter / bournal1.4
- becauseinter / bournal0.1 – 0.1
- becauseinter / bournal0.2 – 0.2
- becauseinter / bournal0.3 – 0.3
- becauseinter / bournal0.4 – 0.4
- becauseinter / bournal0.4.5 – 0.4.5
- becauseinter / bournal0.6 – 0.6
- becauseinter / bournal0.7 – 0.7
- becauseinter / bournal0.8 – 0.8
- becauseinter / bournal0.9 – 0.9
- becauseinter / bournal1.0 – 1.0
- becauseinter / bournal1.1 – 1.1
- becauseinter / bournal1.2 – 1.2
- becauseinter / bournal1.3 – 1.3
References
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509685/100/0/threaded
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036701.html
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036764.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/38554
- MISChttp://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-6/
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/38814
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036697.html
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38353