VDB-16145 · CVE-2000-0934 · XFDB 5271

Red Hat Glint 2.6.2 /tmp symlink

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A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Glint 2.6.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the file /tmp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Glint in Red Hat Linux 5.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and cause a denial of service via a symlink attack.

The weakness was published 12/19/2000 by Stan Bubrouski (FIRST) with Redhat (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0934. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 2.6.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (5271).

Productinfo

Vendor

Red Hat

Name

Glint

Version

2.6.2

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Highly functional

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Glint 2.6.3

Timelineinfo

09/19/2000 🔍
12/19/2000 +91 days 🔍
12/19/2000 +0 days 🔍
07/01/2014 +4942 days 🔍
04/06/2019 +1740 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Stan Bubrouski (FIRST)
Organization: Redhat
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0934 (🔍)
X-Force: 5271 - glint /tmp symlink
SecurityFocus: 1703 - RedHat Glint /tmp Symbolic Link Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/01/2014 17:46
Updated: 04/06/2019 12:57
Changes: 07/01/2014 17:46 (57), 04/06/2019 12:57 (1)
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