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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Jon Zeeff Lmail 2.7. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Temp File 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Lmail 2.7 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
The weakness was disclosed 07/05/2001 by Charles Stevenson with Core as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-1085. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (6809).
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: SymlinkCWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
07/05/2001 🔍07/05/2001 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Researcher: Charles Stevenson
Organization: Core
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2001-1085 (🔍)
X-Force: 6809 - Lmail temporary file symlink attack
SecurityFocus: 2984 - Lmail Temporary File Race Condition Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 07/07/2014 10:30Updated: 05/31/2018 10:21
Changes: 07/07/2014 10:30 (52), 05/31/2018 10:21 (8)
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