Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | tuxpaint vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-243-1 | First vendor Publication | 2006-01-16 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2006-01-16 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger) The following packages are affected: tuxpaint The problem can be corrected by upgrading the affected package to version 1:0.9.14-2ubuntu0.1. In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña discovered that the tuxpaint-import.sh script created a temporary file in an insecure way. This could allow a symlink attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running tuxpaint. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-243-1 |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 941-1 (tuxpaint) File : nvt/deb_941_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 22453 | Tux Paint tuxpaint-import.sh Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite Tux Paint contains a flaw that may allow a malicious local user to overwrite or create arbitrary files on the system. The issue is due to the tuxpaint-import.sh script creating temporary files insecurely. It is possible for a user to use a symlink style attack to manipulate arbitrary files, resulting in a loss of integrity. |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2006-10-14 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-941.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-01-21 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-243-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 12:03:15 |
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