CVE-2011-1031 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

32%

Complexity

34%

Confidentiality

81%

The feh_unique_filename function in utils.c in feh 1.11.2 and earlier might allow local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/feh_ temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0702.

The feh_unique_filename function in utils.c in feh 1.11.2 and earlier might allow local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/feh_ temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0702.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 3.3. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Feh Project Feh

First reported 14 years ago

2011-02-14 22:00:00

Last updated 4 years ago

2020-02-27 13:13:00

Affected Software

Feh Project Feh 1.3.5

1.3.5

Feh Project Feh 1.4

1.4

Feh Project Feh 1.4.1

1.4.1

Feh Project Feh 1.4.2

1.4.2

Feh Project Feh 1.4.3

1.4.3

Feh Project Feh 1.5

1.5

Feh Project Feh 1.6

1.6

Feh Project Feh 1.6.1

1.6.1

Feh Project Feh 1.7

1.7

Feh Project Feh 1.8

1.8

Feh Project Feh 1.9

1.9

Feh Project Feh 1.10

1.10

Feh Project Feh 1.10.1

1.10.1

Feh Project Feh 1.11

1.11

Feh Project Feh 1.11.1

1.11.1

References

43221

Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676389

Patch

https://derf.homelinux.org/git/feh/commit/?id=23421a86cc826dd30f3dc4f62057fafb04b3ac40

Patch

https://derf.homelinux.org/git/feh/commit/?id=29ab0855f044ef2fe9c295b72abefcb37f0861a5

Patch

https://github.com/derf/feh/issues/#issue/32

Patch

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