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5.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in OmniSecure HTTProtect 1.1.1. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
OmniSecure HTTProtect 1.1.1 allows a superuser without omnish privileges to modify a protected file by creating a symbolic link to that file.
The bug was discovered 06/04/2001. The weakness was released 04/09/2004 by TANIDA Fusao as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-1172. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.
After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 45 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling .
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (6880).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8
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Exploiting
Class: SymlinkCWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Highly functional
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Countermeasures
Recommended: FirewallStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
06/04/2001 🔍07/18/2001 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: archives.neohapsis.comResearcher: TANIDA Fusao
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2001-1172 (🔍)
X-Force: 6880 - HTTProtect protected files can be changed using a symlink attack
OSVDB: 5452 - OmniSecure HTTProtect SymLink File Modification
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 07/07/2014 14:59Updated: 05/31/2018 10:26
Changes: 07/07/2014 14:59 (52), 05/31/2018 10:26 (7)
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