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For glibc versions 2.0.6 and earlier, the file is created with permissions 0666; for glibc versions 2.0.7 and later, the file is created with permissions 0600. On NetBSD, the file is created with permissions 0600. This leads to a potential security risk as any attacker will have write access to the file immediately after creation. The best solution here is to use the newer versions of glibc and to statically link in mkstemp()
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In many older [implementations|BB. Definitions#implementation], the name is a function of process ID and time, so it is possible for the attacker to predict the name and create a decoy in advance. FreeBSD has recently changed the {{mk*temp()}} family to eliminate the PID component of the filename and replace the entire field with base-62 encoded randomness. This raises the number of possible temporary files for the typical use of 6 Xs significantly, meaning that even {{mktemp()}} with 6 Xs is reasonably (probabilistically) secure against guessing, except under frequent usage \[[Kennaway 00|AA. C References#Kennaway 00]\] . |
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