Angus Mackay ez-ipupdate 3.0.11b5/3.0.11b7 Temp File ez-ipupdate.cache symlink

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A vulnerability was found in Angus Mackay ez-ipupdate 3.0.11b5/3.0.11b7. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file ez-ipupdate.cache 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

ez-ipupdate 3.0.11b7 and earlier creates insecure temporary cache files, which allows local users to conduct unauthorized operations via a symlink attack on the ez-ipupdate.cache file.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at cvs.mandriva.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0887 since 10/24/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Productinfo

Vendor

Angus Mackay

Name

ez-ipupdate

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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10/24/2003 🔍
12/31/2003 +68 days 🔍
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08/22/2014 +3887 days 🔍
06/15/2018 +1393 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cvs.mandriva.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0887 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 08/22/2014 13:10
Updated: 06/15/2018 08:14
Changes: 08/22/2014 13:10 (42), 06/15/2018 08:14 (6)
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