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Package: thttpd
Severity: grave
Tags: security

Insecure use of /tmp in /etc/logrotate.d/thttpd:

        if pidof thttpd 2>&1 > /dev/null; then
            touch /tmp/start_thttpd
        fi

By creating a /tmp/start_thttpd symlink a local attacker will be able to
create/touch any file as root.

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ciao,
Marco

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Source: thttpd
Source-Version: 2.23beta1-5

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
thttpd, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

thttpd-util_2.23beta1-5_i386.deb
  to pool/main/t/thttpd/thttpd-util_2.23beta1-5_i386.deb
thttpd_2.23beta1-5.diff.gz
  to pool/main/t/thttpd/thttpd_2.23beta1-5.diff.gz
thttpd_2.23beta1-5.dsc
  to pool/main/t/thttpd/thttpd_2.23beta1-5.dsc
thttpd_2.23beta1-5_i386.deb
  to pool/main/t/thttpd/thttpd_2.23beta1-5_i386.deb



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

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Daniel Baumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (supplier of updated thttpd package)

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Format: 1.7
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:13:00 +0200
Source: thttpd
Binary: thttpd-util thttpd
Architecture: source i386
Version: 2.23beta1-5
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: high
Maintainer: Daniel Baumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Changed-By: Daniel Baumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Description: 
 thttpd     - tiny/turbo/throttling HTTP server
 thttpd-util - Support utilities for thttpd
Closes: 396277
Changes: 
 thttpd (2.23beta1-5) unstable; urgency=high
 .
   * Applied patch from Steve Kemp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on thttpd.logrotate to 
fix
     the insecure use of temporary files when invoked by logrotate
     [CVE-2006-4248] (Closes: #396277).
Files: 
 001713be9e39d2662b2b43b2bf80cda3 602 web optional thttpd_2.23beta1-5.dsc
 ac9085e9051e8d6d456bd3ebfd447dce 15102 web optional thttpd_2.23beta1-5.diff.gz
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