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A vulnerability was found in Debian Linux 3.0 (Operating System). 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The tpkg-* scripts in the toolchain-source 3.0.4 package on Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
The weakness was published 04/27/2005 by Sean (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0159 since 01/27/2005. 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 16383 (Debian DSA-679-1 : toolchain-source - insecure temporary files), 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 even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19317) and Tenable (16383).
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Nessus ID: 16383
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-679-1 : toolchain-source - insecure temporary files
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OpenVAS ID: 53508
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 679-1 (toolchain-source)
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Timeline
01/27/2005 🔍02/14/2005 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: debian.orgAdvisory: debian.org
Researcher: Sean
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-0159 (🔍)
X-Force: 19317
SecurityFocus: 12540 - Debian Toolchain-Source Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 14277 - Debian toolchain-source "tpkg-*" Privilege Escalation, Less Critical
Entry
Created: 03/10/2015 23:05Updated: 04/22/2019 20:48
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (66), 04/22/2019 20:48 (4)
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