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GNU libtool Insecure Temporary Directory Creation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10777
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Release Date:
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2004-02-03
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | GNU libtool 1.5.x
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Description:
Stefan Nordhausen has reported a vulnerability in libtool, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
The problem is that a temporary directory is created without checking if it already exists when packages using libtool are compiled.
Versions prior to 1.5.2 are reportedly affected.
Solution:
Update to version 1.5.2:
http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-1.5.2.tar.gz
Provided and/or discovered by:
Stefan Nordhausen
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