Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900408
Category:	General
Title:	Sun xVM VirtualBox Insecure Temporary Files Vulnerability - Linux
Summary:	Sun xVM VirtualBox is prone to an 'insecure temporary files' vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Sun xVM VirtualBox is prone to an 'insecure temporary files' vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: Error is due to insecured handling of temporary files in the 'AcquireDaemonLock' function in ipcdUnix.cpp. This allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a '/tmp/.vbox-$USER-ipc/lock' temporary file. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will let the attacker perform malicious actions with the escalated privileges. Affected Software/OS: Sun xVM VirutalBox version prior to 2.0.6 versions on all Linux platforms. Solution: Upgrade to the latest version 2.0.6 or later. CVSS Score: 4.4 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5256 BugTraq ID: 32444 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32444 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:011 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021384 http://secunia.com/advisories/32851 http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-247326-1 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:004 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3410 XForce ISS Database: sun-virtualbox-ipcdunix-symlink(46826) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46826
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