PT-2004-2993 · Suse · Suse Linux

L0Om · Published 2004-12-31 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-2097

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 SuSE Linux version 9.0

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on several temporary files created by various scripts. These scripts include fvwm-bug, which creates /tmp/fvwm-bug, wm-oldmenu2new, which creates /tmp/wmmenu, x11perfcomp, which creates /tmp/rates, xf86debug, which creates /tmp/xf86debug.1.log, winpopup-send.sh, which creates /tmp/.winpopup-new, and lvmcreate initrd, which creates /tmp/initrd.

Recommendations For SuSE Linux version 9.0, consider restricting access to the temporary files created by these scripts to prevent a symlink attack. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the execution of these scripts until a patch is available. Restrict access to the /tmp directory to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-2097

Affected Products

Suse Linux

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2097 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1008781 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/9457 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14963 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107461582413923&w=2 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107478920006258&w=2 · Note