Slackware Linux 3.4 - 'liloconfig-color' Temporary File

Author: neonhaze
type: local
platform: linux
port: 0
date_added: 1998-04-06
date_updated: 2014-01-02
verified: 1
codes: OSVDB-82890;OSVDB-82888;OSVDB-82887
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77/info

liloconfig-color creates the file /tmp/reply insecurely and follows symbolic links. An attacker can create a symbolic link from /tmp/reply to any file and wait for root to run the program. This will clober the target file.
The file created has permissions -rw-r--r--.

$ ln -s /tmp/reply /etc/passwd
< wait for root to run liloconfig-color >