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A vulnerability was found in isag (unknown version). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. 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:
The isag utility, which processes sysstat data, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different vulnerability than CAN-2004-0107.
The bug was discovered 03/10/2004. The weakness was released 04/15/2004 by Alan Cox (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0108. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15297 (Debian DSA-460-1 : sysstat - insecure temporary file), 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 before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15437) and Tenable (15297).
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Class: SymlinkCWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Nessus ID: 15297
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-460-1 : sysstat - insecure temporary file
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OpenVAS ID: 53158
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 460-1 (sysstat)
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Sources
Advisory: redhat.comResearcher: Alan Cox
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-0108 (🔍)
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X-Force: 15437
Vulnerability Center: 22139 - Sysstat isag Utility Allows Local File Overwrite via a Symlink Attack, Low
SecurityFocus: 9844 - Sysstat Isag Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 4196 - CVE-2004-0108 - Sysstat - isag Utility - File Modification Issue
Entry
Created: 10/16/2014 11:16Updated: 09/04/2019 16:50
Changes: 10/16/2014 11:16 (67), 09/04/2019 16:50 (5)
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