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A vulnerability has been found in mlink 3.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
The f2c translator in the f2c package 3.1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
The bug was discovered 01/27/2005. The weakness was disclosed 05/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0017 since 01/04/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16266 (Debian DSA-661-2 : f2c - 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 (19128) and Tenable (16266). The entry VDB-24278 is pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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Nessus ID: 16266
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-661-2 : f2c - insecure temporary files
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OpenVAS ID: 53493
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 661-1 (f2c)
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Sources
Advisory: debian.orgStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-0017 (🔍)
X-Force: 19128
SecurityTracker: 1013028
Vulnerability Center: 7054 - f2c Allows Overwriting Arbitrary Files via Temporary Files, Low
SecurityFocus: 12380 - F2C Multiple Local Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 14041
OSVDB: 13231 - CVE-2005-0017 - F2c - Information Disclosure Issue
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Entry
Created: 03/10/2015 23:05Updated: 05/29/2019 22:00
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (67), 05/29/2019 22:00 (10)
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