Description
Mail::Audit module in libmail-audit-perl 2.1-5, when logging is enabled without a default log file specified, uses predictable log filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the [PID]-audit.log temporary file.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-960-1 | New libmail-audit-perl packages fix insecure temporary file use |
Debian DSA |
DSA-960-2 | New libmail-audit-perl packages fix insecure temporary file use |
Debian DSA |
DSA-960-3 | New libmail-audit-perl packages fix insecure temporary file use |
EUVD |
EUVD-2005-4531 | Mail::Audit module in libmail-audit-perl 2.1-5, when logging is enabled without a default log file specified, uses predictable log filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the [PID]-audit.log temporary file. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T23:46:05.566Z
Reserved: 2005-12-28T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2005-4536
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Status : Modified
Published: 2005-12-31T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2005-4536
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD