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TITLE:
Intel C++ Compiler Professional Edition for Linux Privilege
Escalation

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA39511

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39511/

DESCRIPTION:
Marsh Ray has discovered a security issue in Intel C++ Compiler
Professional Edition, which can be exploited by malicious, local
users to perform certain actions with escalated privileges.

The security issue is caused due to e.g. the "idbc" and "icc"
applications changing the permissions of the "/tmp/FLEXnet" directory
to world-writable in an insecure manner. This can be exploited to e.g.
change the access permissions of arbitrary files via symlink attacks.

The security issue is confirmed in Intel C++ Compiler Professional
Edition 11.1.069 on a Linux system. Other versions may also be
affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to trusted users only.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Marsh Ray

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://extendedsubset.com/?p=30

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