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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in MIT Kerberos 5-1.3.4 (Network Authentication Software). This issue affects an unknown function. 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 krb5-send-pr script in the kerberos5 (krb5) package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
The weakness was presented 02/09/2005 with Trustix (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0971 since 10/19/2004. 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 16221 (RHEL 2.1 / 3 : krb5 (RHSA-2005:012)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17583) and Tenable (16221). See 942, 950, 975 and 23937 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: SymlinkCWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Nessus ID: 16221
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 / 3 : krb5 (RHSA-2005:012)
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OpenVAS ID: 54715
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200410-24 (mit-krb5)
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Timeline
09/30/2004 🔍09/30/2004 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mit.eduAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Trustix
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0971 (🔍)
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X-Force: 17583
Vulnerability Center: 8285 - MIT Kerberos 5 Allows Overwriting Files via krb5-send-pr Script, Low
SecurityFocus: 11289 - MIT Kerberos 5 SEND-PR.SH Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 11117 - MIT Kerberos 5 send-pr.sh Symlink Arbitrary File Manipulation
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Entry
Created: 03/10/2015 15:27Updated: 06/02/2019 10:24
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (71), 06/02/2019 10:24 (6)
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