TITLE:
cplay Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA11924

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CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation, DoS

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
cplay 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/3603/

DESCRIPTION:
Martin Michlmayr has reported a vulnerability in cplay allowing
malicious, local users to perform certain actions with escalated
privileges.

A temporary file is created insecurely in a predictable location,
which can be exploited via symlink attacks to corrupt the content of
arbitrary files with the privileges of a user invoking cplay.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.49. Prior versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Grant only trusted users access to affected systems.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Martin Michlmayr

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