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A vulnerability was found in Turbolinux Turbolinux Server up to 4.11. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. 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. The summary by CVE is:
The (1) fixps (aka fixps.in) and (2) psmandup (aka psmandup.in) scripts in a2ps before 4.13 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
The bug was discovered 12/27/2004. The weakness was disclosed 12/27/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1377 since 01/19/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18435 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : a2ps (MDKSA-2005:097)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version bis 4.12 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18672) and Tenable (18435).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: SymlinkCWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Nessus ID: 18435
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : a2ps (MDKSA-2005:097)
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OpenVAS ID: 52258
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: a2ps-a4, a2ps-letter, a2ps-letterdj
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Upgrade: Turbolinux Server bis 4.12
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Sources
Advisory: gentoo.orgStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-1377 (🔍)
X-Force: 18672
Vulnerability Center: 8316 - Symlink Attack in a2ps <= 4.13b via 'fixps\x27 and \x27psmandup\x27 Scripts, Low
SecurityFocus: 12109 - GNU A2PS psmandup.in Script Insecure Temporary File Vulnerability
Secunia: 13641 - GNU a2ps Two Scripts Insecure Temporary File Creation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 12845 - GNU a2ps psmandup.in script symlink attack
Entry
Created: 02/27/2015 23:39Updated: 06/05/2019 06:56
Changes: 02/27/2015 23:39 (77), 06/05/2019 06:56 (4)
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