[Gambas-user] Fwd: [Full-disclosure] Gambas 3.3.4 Directory hijack vulnerability

[Ron]

Fyi...
Regards,
Ron
---------- Doorgestuurd bericht ----------
Van: "Larry W. Cashdollar" <larry0 at ...2429...>
Datum: 27 feb. 2013 19:31
Onderwerp: [Full-disclosure] Gambas 3.3.4 Directory hijack vulnerability
Aan: "Full Disclosure" <full-disclosure at ...3105...>
Cc:

Gambas 3.3.4 Directory hijack vulnerability


The gambas software package creates a directory in tmp to work from
without verifying another
user hasn't already created it. This allows a local user to hijack
ownership.  This advisory was taken
from the bug filed with the developers.

Describe the problem:

Gambas creates a directory in /tmp called gambas.UID where UID is the
user id of the person
running the software. Gambas doesn't check to see if a malicious user
has already created that
directory.

A malicious user can then manipulate (mv or remove) that directory
once gambas has created files
under it.
larry at ...3053...:/tmp$ mkdir gambas.0
larry at ...3053...:/tmp$ ls -ld gambas.0
drwxr-xr-x 2 larry staff 4096 2012-12-13 16:37 gambas.0
larry at ...3053...:/tmp$ cd gambas.0
larry at ...3053...:/tmp/gambas.0$ ls
larry at ...3053...:/tmp/gambas.0$ ls -l
total 4
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2012-12-13 16:37 25257
larry at ...3053...:/tmp/gambas.0$ rm -rf 25257 larry at ...3053...:/tmp/gambas.0$

User larry was able to remove the directory gambas created as root.

2) Software Details

Version: gambas3-runtime-3.3.4~lucid2
Revision:
Operating system: Linux
Distribution: Ubunt
Architecture: x86_64
GUI component: QT3 / QT4 / GTK+
Desktop used: Gnome

3) Provide a little project that reproduces the bug or the crash.

ubuntu-builder runs as root


See bug posted here for details and fix from vendor:

http://code.google.com/p/gambas/issues/detail?id=365

@_larry0 Larry W. Cashdollar

http://otiose.dhs.org


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