Description
Computer Associates ARCserveIT 6.61 and 6.63 (also called ARCservIT) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary files (1) asagent.tmp or (2) inetd.tmp.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- ARCservIT 6.61/6.63 Client - asagent.tmp Arbitrary File Overwrite EDB-20867 · local · May 18, 2001 · verified
- ARCservIT 6.61/6.63 Client - inetd.tmp Arbitrary File Overwrite EDB-20868 · local · May 18, 2001 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20010518 tmp-races in ARCservIT Unix Client mailing-list
- 2748 vdb-entry
- 2741 vdb-entry