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shtool insecure temporary file creation
Vendor: http://www.gnu.org/software/shtool/
Advisory: http://www.zataz.net/adviso/shtool-05252005.txt
Vendor informed: no more vendor
Exploit available: yes
Impact : low
Exploitation : low
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shtool contain a security flaw wich could allow a
malicious local user to create or overwrite content off arbitrary files
with the right off the user how use shtool.
The vulnerability is a race condition.
A lot off products use shtool, for exemple :
- - ocan-mysql
- - SellaNMS
- - ipcmp
- - OOPSE
- - OpenLDAP
- - PHP
- - OpenPKG
- - others ....
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Versions:
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shtool <= 2.0.1
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Solution:
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As I know only Gentoo has provide an update to shtool.
Use mktemp, umask and chmod to create secure temporary file
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Timeline:
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Discovered : 2005-05-25
Vendor notified : 2005-05-25
Vendor response : no more vendor
Vendor fix : no vendor fix
Disclosure : 2005-05-25
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Technical details :
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Vulnerable code :
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572 # establish a temporary file on request
573 if [ ".$gen_tmpfile" = .yes ]; then
574 if [ ".$TMPDIR" != . ]; then
575 tmpdir="$TMPDIR"
576 elif [ ".$TEMPDIR" != . ]; then
577 tmpdir="$TEMPDIR"
578 else
579 tmpdir="/tmp"
580 fi
581 tmpfile="$tmpdir/.shtool.$$"
582 rm -f $tmpfile >/dev/null 2>&1
583 touch $tmpfile
584 chmod 600 $tmpfile
585 fi
597 # cleanup procedure
598 shtool_exit () {
599 rc="$1"
600 if [ ".$gen_tmpfile" = .yes ]; then
601 rm -f $tmpfile >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
602 fi
603 exit $rc
604 }
The gen_tmpfile is used for tarball, subst, scpp ant path actions.
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Related :
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Bug report : http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93782
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Credits :
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Eric Romang (eromang@xxxxxxxxx - ZATAZ Audit)
Thxs to Gentoo Security Team. (Taviso, jaervosz, solar, etc.)
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