Description
foo2zjs before 20110722dfsg-3ubuntu1 as packaged in Ubuntu, 20110722dfsg-1 as packaged in Debian unstable, and 20090908dfsg-5.1+squeeze0 as packaged in Debian squeeze create temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to write over arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/foo2zjs.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | foo2zjs | 20110722dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | foo2zjs | 20110722dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | foo2zjs | 20110722dfsg-1 | — |
References
- [oss-security] 20140208 Fwd: Old CVE ids, public, but still mailing-list
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foo2zjs/+bug/805370
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=633870
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/06/10
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2684/