---------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you need accurate and reliable IDS / IPS / AV detection rules? Get in-depth vulnerability details: http://secunia.com/binary_analysis/sample_analysis/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: P3nfs Insecure Temporary Files SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA32818 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/32818/ CRITICAL: Not critical IMPACT: Privilege escalation WHERE: Local system SOFTWARE: P3nfs 5.x http://secunia.com/advisories/product/20542/ DESCRIPTION: A security issue has been reported in P3nfs, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions with escalated privileges. The security issue is caused due to the "bluetooth.rc" script handling temporary files in an insecure manner, which can be exploited via symlink attacks to e.g. overwrite arbitrary files. The security issue is reported in version 5.19. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Grant only trusted users access to an affected system. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Dmitry E. Oboukhov ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------