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>> Amarok "MagnatuneBrowser" Insecure Temporary File Vulnerability
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Title : Amarok "MagnatuneBrowser" Insecure Temporary File Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2338
CVE ID : CVE-2008-3699 - CVE-2008-4430
CWE ID : CWE-378
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-08-12
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A vulnerability has been identified in Amarok, which could be exploited by local attackers to bypass security restrictions. This issue is caused by an error in the "MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadComplete()" [magnatunebrowser/magnatunebrowser.cpp] function that handles temporary files in an insecure manner, which could allow malicious users to conduct symlink attacks and overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the vulnerable application.
Affected Products
Amarok version 1.4.9.1 and prior
Solution
Upgrade to Amarok version 1.4.10 :
http://amarok.kde.org/wiki/Download
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2338
http://bugs.debian.org/494765
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Dwayne Litzenberger.
ChangeLog
2008-08-12 : Initial release
2008-08-13 : Updated Solution
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