Debian Security Advisory
DSA-090-1 xtel -- symlink attack
- Date Reported:
- 05 Dec 2001
- Affected Packages:
- xtel
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 3626.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2002-0334. - More information:
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The xtel (an X emulator for minitel) package as distributed with Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 has two possible symlink attacks:
- xteld creates a temporary file /tmp/.xtel-<user> without checking for symlinks.
- when printing a hardcopy xtel would create a temporary file without protecting itself against symlink attacks.
Both problems have been fixed in version 3.2.1-4.potato.1 .
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/xtel_3.2.1-4.potato.1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/xtel_3.2.1-4.potato.1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/xtel_3.2.1.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/xtel_3.2.1-4.potato.1.dsc
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/xtel_3.2.1-4.potato.1_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/xtel_3.2.1-4.potato.1_arm.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/xtel_3.2.1-4.potato.1_m68k.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/xtel_3.2.1-4.potato.1_i386.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/xtel_3.2.1-4.potato.1_powerpc.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/xtel_3.2.1-4.potato.1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.