CVE-2013-1444
Published: 25 September 2013
A certain Debian patch for txt2man 1.5.5, as used in txt2man 1.5.5-2, 1.5.5-4, and others, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/2222.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| seth-arnold | "echo $post > /tmp/2222" -- looks like unsafe quoting, too. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
txt2man Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| precise |
Released
(1.5.5-4ubuntu0.12.04.1)
|
|
| quantal |
Released
(1.5.5-4ubuntu0.12.10.1)
|
|
| raring |
Released
(1.5.5-4ubuntu0.13.04.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Needed
|
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| This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of symlink restrictions in Ubuntu. This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of hardlink restrictions in Ubuntu. | ||