Description
The fn_show_postinst function in Gentoo webapp-config before 1.10-r14 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the postinst.txt temporary file.
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 1
- Gentoo Webapp-Config 1.10 - Insecure File Creation EDB-25709 · local · May 26, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- ADV-2005-0809 vdb-entry
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/webapp-config-05182005.txt
- 16746 vdb-entry
- 1014027 vdb-entry
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91785
- 15445 third-party-advisory
- 13780 vdb-entry
- GLSA-200506-13 vendor-advisory