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A vulnerability was found in GNU cfengine 1.6.5 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component cfengine. 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:
The (1) cfmailfilter and (2) cfcron.in files for cfengine 1.6.5 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2960.
The weakness was presented 10/05/2005 by Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-3137 since 10/05/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19804 (Debian DSA-835-1 : cfengine - 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 (22489) and Tenable (19804). See 26481 for similar entry.
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Nessus ID: 19804
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-835-1 : cfengine - insecure temporary files
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Sources
Vendor: gnu.orgAdvisory: debian.org
Researcher: Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-3137 (🔍)
X-Force: 22489
Vulnerability Center: 14353 - cfengine Symlink Attack in cfmailfilter and cfcron.in, Low
SecurityFocus: 14994 - GNU CFEngine Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 17037 - Cfengine Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 19820 - CVE-2005-3137 - GNU - Cfengine - File Modification Issue
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Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 23:39Updated: 07/15/2019 09:43
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (70), 07/15/2019 09:43 (4)
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