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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800730
Category:Privilege escalation
Title:Bournal < 1.4.1 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary:Bournal is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Bournal is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw exists while using temporary files in an insecure
manner, which may allow attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks when running
the update check via the '--hack_the_gibson' parameter.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to perform certain
actions with escalated privileges.

Affected Software/OS:
Bournal prior to version 1.4.1.

Solution:
Update to version 1.4.1 or later.

CVSS Score:
3.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-0118
BugTraq ID: 38353
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38353
Bugtraq: 20100222 Secunia Research: Bournal Insecure Temporary Files Security Issue (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509685/100/0/threaded
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036764.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036701.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036697.html
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-6/
http://secunia.com/advisories/38554
http://secunia.com/advisories/38814
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG

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