Upstream information

CVE-2012-2451 at MITRE

Description

The Config::IniFiles module before 2.71 for Perl creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: it has been reported that this might only be exploitable by writing in the same directory as the .ini file. If this is the case, then this issue might not cross privilege boundaries.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently not rated by SUSE as it is not affecting the SUSE Enterprise products.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 3.6
Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

Note from the SUSE Security Team

The issue exists in all products, and was fixed for openSUSE 12.2 / SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 and later products.

We do consider it a minor issue, as the -new file is created in the same directory as the .ini file and this should not be in a world-writeable directory either.

We are not planning to release fixes for old products.

SUSE Bugzilla entry: 760459 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.94-1.23
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.94-1.23
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
SUSE Manager Server 4.2
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.94-1.23
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP3 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.94-1.23
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.94-1.23
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.94-1.23
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.82-3.14
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.82-3.14
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.82-3.14
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.82-3.14
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.82-3.14
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.82-3.14
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.82-3.14
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.82-3.14
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.82-3.14
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.82-3.14
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.94-1.23
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.94-1.23
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.94-1.23
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.94-1.23
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.94-1.23
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.94-1.23
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.94-1.23
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.94-1.23
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.82-3.14
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.82-3.12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.82-3.14
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.82-3.14
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.82-3.14
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.82-3.12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.82-3.14
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.82-3.12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.82-3.14
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.82-3.12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.82-3.14
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.82-3.12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.82-3.14
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.82-3.12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.82-3.12
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 GA perl-Config-IniFiles-2.82-3.12
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • perl-Config-IniFiles >= 2.94-1.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10146

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 12:45:36 2013
CVE page last modified: Sun Nov 17 11:14:21 2024