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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in shtool 2.0.1. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to modify or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files after they have been created, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1751.

The weakness was shared 06/28/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at gentoo.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-1759 since 05/29/2005. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19532 (Debian DSA-789-1 : php4 - several vulnerabilities), 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 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20778) and Tenable (19532). The entry 25349 is related to this item.

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Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 19532
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-789-1 : php4 - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 54204
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: shtool
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Recommended: Upgrade
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05/29/2005 +4 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +2939 days 🔍
07/15/2019 +1587 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gentoo.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1759 (🔍)
X-Force: 20778
Vulnerability Center: 14345 - SHTool Race Condition allows Symlink Attack on Temporary Files, Low
SecurityFocus: 13767 - GNU SHTool Insecure Temporary File Deletion Vulnerability
Secunia: 15668 - Gentoo update for shtool/ocaml-mysql, Not Critical
OSVDB: 17289 - shtool Reused Temp Files Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 07/15/2019 09:29
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (73), 07/15/2019 09:29 (4)
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