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Re: Bug#278283: insecure temporary file usage in gettextize and autopoin
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Bruno Haible |
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Re: Bug#278283: insecure temporary file usage in gettextize and autopoint (fwd) |
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Tue, 26 Oct 2004 19:56:53 +0200 |
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Thomas Dickey wrote:
> > is to make filename sit in a temporary directory under /tmp, not directly
> > in /tmp ?
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> For the truly paranoid, even that is not sufficient.
Why? The creation of the temp directory cannot erase a file, and once the
directory is created with mode 077, an attacker cannot place a symlink into
it. What kind of attack is still possible with a temp directory with mode 077?
Can you please explain?
Bruno