PT-2004-2257 · Tex · Tetex-Bin

Published 2004-12-23 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-1336

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: tetex-bin version 2.0.2

Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack due to the xdvizilla script creating temporary files with predictable file names.

Recommendations: For tetex-bin version 2.0.2, consider restricting access to the xdvizilla script until a patch is available to prevent local users from overwriting arbitrary files.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-1336

Affected Products

Tetex-Bin

References · 5

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/12100 · Vendor Advisory
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286370 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1336 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18708 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110383942014839&w=2 · Note