VDR: Arbitrary file overwriting issue

VDR: Arbitrary file overwriting issue VDR insecurely accesses files with elevated privileges, which may result in the overwriting of arbitrary files. VDR January 30, 2005 January 30, 2005: 01 78230 local 1.2.6-r1 1.2.6-r1

Video Disk Recorder (VDR) is a Linux-based digital video recorder. The VDR program handles the On Screen Menu system that offers complete control over channel settings, timers and recordings.

Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena from the Debian Security Audit Team discovered that VDR accesses user-controlled files insecurely.

A local attacker could create malicious links and invoke a VDR recording that would overwrite arbitrary files on the system.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All VDR users should upgrade to the latest version:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/vdr-1.2.6-r1"

CAN-2005-0071 jaervosz koon koon