Hardlink up to 0.1.1 link following

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A vulnerability was found in Hardlink up to 0.1.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Hardlink before 0.1.2 operates on full file system objects path names which can allow a local attacker to use this flaw to conduct symlink attacks.

The bug was discovered 11/23/2011. The weakness was published 11/26/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-3632 since 09/21/2011. The attack needs to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57069 (Fedora 15 : hardlink-1.0-12.fc15 (2011-14753)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 0.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (57069) and SecurityFocus (BID 50805†). Similar entries are available at VDB-146318 and VDB-146319. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 57069
Nessus Name: Fedora 15 : hardlink-1.0-12.fc15 (2011-14753)
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OpenVAS ID: 863655
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for hardlink FEDORA-2011-14753
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Hardlink 0.1.2

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09/21/2011 🔍
10/22/2011 +31 days 🔍
11/23/2011 +32 days 🔍
12/12/2011 +19 days 🔍
11/26/2019 +2906 days 🔍
11/26/2019 +0 days 🔍
02/28/2024 +1555 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-3632 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3632
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-146320
SecurityFocus: 50805

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/26/2019 09:31 AM
Updated: 02/28/2024 06:17 AM
Changes: 11/26/2019 09:31 AM (40), 11/26/2019 09:36 AM (28), 02/28/2024 06:17 AM (4)
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