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PostgreSQL: Insecure temporary file use in make_oidjoins_check

Package(s):PostgreSQL CVE #(s):CAN-2004-0977
Created:October 18, 2004 Updated:December 20, 2004
Description: The make_oidjoins_check script insecurely creates temporary files in world-writeable directories with predictable names. A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary files directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. When make_oidjoins_check is called, this would result in file overwrite with the rights of the user running the utility, which could be the root user.
Alerts:
Red Hat RHSA-2004:489-01 2004-12-20
Mandrake MDKSA-2004:149 2004-12-13
OpenPKG OpenPKG-SA-2004.046 2004-10-29
Debian DSA-577-1 2004-10-29
Ubuntu USN-6-1 2004-10-27
Gentoo 200410-16 2004-10-18

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