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3.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in LM_sensors and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:
pwmconfig in LM_sensors before 2.9.1 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fancontrol temporary file.
The bug was discovered 08/22/2005. The weakness was released 08/23/2005 by Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2672 since 08/23/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19572 (GLSA-200508-19 : lm_sensors: 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 2.9.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (19572).
Product
Name
Version
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.3.4
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.4
- 2.4.5
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.7.0
- 2.8.0
- 2.8.1
- 2.8.2
- 2.8.3
- 2.8.4
- 2.8.5
- 2.8.6
- 2.8.7
- 2.8.8
- 2.9.0
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: SymlinkCWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 19572
Nessus Name: GLSA-200508-19 : lm_sensors: Insecure temporary file creation
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OpenVAS ID: 55336
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 814-1 (lm-sensors)
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Upgrade: LM_sensors 2.9.1
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Sources
Advisory: vupen.com⛔Researcher: Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2672 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1015180
Vulnerability Center: 9127 - LM_sensors pwmconfig Insecure Temporary File Creation, Medium
SecurityFocus: 14624 - LM_sensors PWMConfig Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 16501 - LM Sensors Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 18905 - LM_sensors - PWMConfig Insecure Temporary File Creation Issue
Vupen: ADV-2005-1492
Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 23:39Updated: 06/09/2019 10:40
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (74), 06/09/2019 10:40 (13)
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