PT-2005-3169 · Xpvm · Xpvm

Eric Romang · Published 2005-07-12 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-2240

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: xpvm version 1.2.5

Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the xpvm.trace.$user temporary file. This is related to the xpvm.tcl file in xpvm.

Recommendations: For xpvm version 1.2.5, consider restricting access to the xpvm.tcl file to prevent local users from exploiting the symlink attack vulnerability on the xpvm.trace.$user temporary file. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the xpvm.tcl file until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2240

DSA-1003-1

Affected Products

Xpvm

References · 6

• http://secunia.com/advisories/16040 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2240 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1003 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19251 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/14228 · Note
• http://zataz.net/adviso/xpvm-06272005.txt · Note