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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Version Cue 1.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component VCNative. 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. The summary by CVE is:
VCNative for Adobe Version Cue 1.0 and 1.0.1, as used in Creative Suite 1.0 and 1.3, and when running on Mac OS X with Version Cue Workspace, creates temporary log files with predictable names, which allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
The weakness was released 08/11/2005 by vade79 (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1842 since 06/03/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
After 4 weeks, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at securiteam.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (1185). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 26142.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: SymlinkCWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timeline
06/03/2005 🔍08/11/2005 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: adobe.com
Researcher: vade79
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1842 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1014776 - Adobe Version Cue (Mac OS X) Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
SecurityFocus: 14638 - Adobe Version Cue for Mac OS X Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16541 - Adobe Version Cue VCNative Privilege Escalation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 18921 - Adobe Version Cue VCNative Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 23:39Updated: 07/29/2017 18:05
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (69), 07/29/2017 18:05 (3)
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