CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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3.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in xine (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown functionality. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:
xine allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a bug report email that is generated by the (1) xine-bugreport or (2) xine-check scripts.
The bug was discovered 03/20/2004. The weakness was released 04/15/2004 by Shaun Colley (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.info. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0372 since 03/25/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 26 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14485 (GLSA-200404-20 : Multiple vulnerabilities in xine), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15564) and Tenable (14485).
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 0.9.13
- 1 Beta1
- 1 Beta2
- 1 Beta3
- 1 Beta4
- 1 Beta5
- 1 Beta6
- 1 Beta7
- 1 Beta8
- 1 Beta9
- 1 Beta10
- 1 Beta11
- 1 Beta12
- 1 Rc0a
- 1 Rc1
- 1 Rc2
- 1 Rc3
- 1 Rc3a
- 1 Rc3b
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8
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VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploiting
Class: SymlinkCWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Nessus ID: 14485
Nessus Name: GLSA-200404-20 : Multiple vulnerabilities in xine
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OpenVAS ID: 53707
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 477-1 (xine-ui)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
03/20/2004 🔍03/22/2004 🔍
03/25/2004 🔍
04/15/2004 🔍
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04/27/2004 🔍
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05/10/2009 🔍
10/16/2014 🔍
09/03/2019 🔍
Sources
Advisory: marc.infoResearcher: Shaun Colley
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-0372 (🔍)
X-Force: 15564
Vulnerability Center: 21948 - Xine xine-bugreport and xine-check Local Symlink Attack Vulnerability, Low
SecurityFocus: 9939 - Xine Bug Reporting Script Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 4515 - Xine - Bug Reporting Script Insecure Temporary - File Creation Issue
Entry
Created: 10/16/2014 11:18Updated: 09/03/2019 09:39
Changes: 10/16/2014 11:18 (72), 09/03/2019 09:39 (5)
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