The sort_offline function for texindex in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3011
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10589
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=328365
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
• http://lists.trustix.org/pipermail/tsl-announce/2005-October/000354.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16816
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17070
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17076
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17093
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17211
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17215
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18401
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22929
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23112
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24788
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25402
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014992
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015468
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1219
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-04.xml
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:175
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_23_sr.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0727.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14854
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-194-1
• http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-1121906-patch.html
• http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-2559638-patch.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939