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A vulnerability was found in Gentoo Rootkit Hunter up to 1.2.x. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file check_update.sh. 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:
The (1) check_update.sh and (2) rkhunter script in Rootkit Hunter before 1.2.3-r1 create temporary files with predictable file names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
The bug was discovered 04/26/2005. The weakness was released 04/26/2005 by Tavis Ormandy and Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen (Website). The advisory is shared for download at gentoo.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-1270 since 04/26/2005. 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.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18146 (GLSA-200504-25 : Rootkit Hunter: Insecure temporary file creation), 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 to version 1.2.3-r1 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 (20279) and Tenable (18146).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: SymlinkCWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Nessus ID: 18146
Nessus Name: GLSA-200504-25 : Rootkit Hunter: Insecure temporary file creation
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OpenVAS ID: 58806
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: rkhunter
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Rootkit Hunter 1.2.3-r1
Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: gentoo.orgResearcher: Tavis Ormandy, Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-1270 (🔍)
X-Force: 20279
Vulnerability Center: 7774 - Symlink Attack in Rootkit Hunter < 1.2.3-r1, Low
SecurityFocus: 13399 - Rootkit Hunter Local Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 15132 - Gentoo update for rkhunter, Less Critical
OSVDB: 15861 - Rootkit Hunter rkhunter Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite
Entry
Created: 03/10/2015 23:05Updated: 06/01/2019 00:16
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (79), 06/01/2019 00:16 (2)
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