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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Gert Doering Mgetty 1.1.22. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file /tmp of the component Configuration Handler. 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

mgetty 1.1.22 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack in some configurations.

The bug was discovered 01/10/2001. The weakness was shared 03/12/2001 by FIRST (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.info. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0141. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14848 (Debian DSA-011-2 : mgetty - insecure tempfile handling), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading 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 databases at X-Force (5918) and Tenable (14848).

Productinfo

Vendor

• Gert Doering

Name

• Mgetty

Version

• 1.1.22

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.8

VulDB Base Score: 2.9
VulDB Temp Score: 2.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 14848
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-011-2 : mgetty - insecure tempfile handling
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OpenVAS ID: 53774
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 011-1 (mgetty)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/10/2001 🔍
01/10/2001 +0 days 🔍
01/10/2001 +0 days 🔍
01/10/2001 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2001 +61 days 🔍
03/12/2001 +0 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +1297 days 🔍
05/17/2007 +960 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +2604 days 🔍
07/19/2019 +1842 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Researcher: FIRST
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0141 (🔍)
X-Force: 5918
Vulnerability Center: 15132 - mgetty Symlink Attack via /tmp Directory, Low
SecurityFocus: 2187 - mgetty /tmp File Race Condition Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1714 - Mgetty Program - File Corruption via Race Condition Attack

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 15:54
Updated: 07/19/2019 10:56
Changes: 07/03/2014 15:54 (71), 07/19/2019 10:56 (5)
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