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H+BEDV AntiVir Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability Advisory Available in Danish 

Secunia Advisory: SA10620  
Release Date: 2004-01-14

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:H+BEDV AntiVir

This advisory is currently marked as unpatched!
- Companies can be alerted when a patch is released!


Description:
l0om has reported a vulnerability in AntiVIr, allowing malicious, local users to escalate their privileges on a vulnerable system.

The problem is that AntiVir creates a temporary file with a predictable filename based on its PID when started. This can be exploited to overwrite arbitrary files using a symlink attack.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 2.0.9-9 for Linux. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Do not use AntiVir on systems with untrusted users.

Provided and/or discovered by:
l0om

Original Advisory:
http://www.excluded.org/advisories/advisory07.txt



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