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CVE-2023-23558: In Eternal Terminal 6.2.1, TelemetryService uses fixed paths in /tmp. For example, a local attacker can create /tmp/.sentry-native-etserver with mode 0777 before the etserver process is started. Th...

CVE-2023-23558 · published 3 years ago

Summary

In Eternal Terminal 6.2.1, TelemetryService uses fixed paths in /tmp. For example, a local attacker can create /tmp/.sentry-native-etserver with mode 0777 before the etserver process is started. The attacker can choose to read sensitive information from that file, or modify the information in that f...

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
eternal_terminal_project	eternal_terminal	6.2.1 `cpe:2.3:a:eternal_terminal_project:eternal_terminal:6.2.1:::::::*`

Original advisory text

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1207126 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/MisterTea/EternalTerminal Product
https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/23xxx/CVE-2023-23558... Vendor Advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23558 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/16/1 Third Party Advisory

Fix within

Internet-facing 14 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit
Gives an attacker full control

Severity

6.3 Medium

Exploitation

<1% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-59Link Following

Timeline

Published16 Feb 2023

Updated31 Oct 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2023-23558 · NVD

CVE-2023-23558 · OSV

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