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5.3	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability was found in IPTables-Parse Module up to 1.5 on Perl. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability (File). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The IPTables-Parse module before 1.6 for Perl allows local users to write to arbitrary files owned by the current user.

The bug was discovered 11/24/2015. The weakness was presented 06/07/2017 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-8326 since 11/24/2015. The attack needs to be approached locally. A authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 20 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87353 (Amazon Linux AMI : perl-IPTables-Parse (ALAS-2015-627)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (87353).

Productinfo

Name

• IPTables-Parse Module

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Name: File
Class: Link following / File
CWE: CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

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0-Day	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
Today	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock

Nessus ID: 87353
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : perl-IPTables-Parse (ALAS-2015-627)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2015-627
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: IPTables-Parse Module 1.6
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

11/24/2015 🔍
11/24/2015 +0 days 🔍
12/14/2015 +20 days 🔍
12/15/2015 +1 days 🔍
06/07/2017 +540 days 🔍
06/07/2017 +0 days 🔍
06/07/2017 +0 days 🔍
12/08/2022 +2010 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: b400b976d81140f6971132e94eb7657b5b0a2b87
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2015-8326 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 06/07/2017 23:16
Updated: 12/08/2022 08:35
Changes: 06/07/2017 23:16 (70), 10/14/2019 11:29 (2), 12/08/2022 08:35 (5)
Complete: 🔍

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