Net-SNMP: fixproc insecure temporary file creation

1.  Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Version Information

Related bugreports: #91792

Synopsis

Net-SNMP creates temporary files in an insecure manner, possibly allowing the execution of arbitrary code.

2.  Impact Information

Background

Net-SNMP is a suite of applications used to implement the Simple Network Management Protocol.

Description

The fixproc application of Net-SNMP creates temporary files with predictable filenames.

Impact

A malicious local attacker could exploit a race condition to change the content of the temporary files before they are executed by fixproc, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code. A local attacker could also create symbolic links in the temporary files directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. When fixproc is executed, this would result in the file being overwritten.

3.  Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Net-SNMP users should upgrade to the latest available version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/net-snmp-5.2.1-r1"

4.  References

• CVE-2005-1740