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3.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in arc 5.21j and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:
arc 5.21j and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different type of vulnerability than CVE-2005-2945.
The bug was discovered 09/16/2005. The weakness was released 10/13/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at debian.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2992 since 09/20/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 19 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19847 (Debian DSA-843-1 : arc - insecure temporary file), 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 before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22312) and Tenable (19847). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 26318.
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CPE 2.3
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Nessus ID: 19847
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-843-1 : arc - insecure temporary file
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OpenVAS ID: 55533
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 843-1 (arc)
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Sources
Advisory: debian.orgStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-2992 (🔍)
X-Force: 22312
Vulnerability Center: 11931 - ARC <=5.21j Symlink Attack, Low
SecurityFocus: 14863 - Arc Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 16805 - ARC Insecure Temporary Archive/File Creation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 20176 - CVE-2005-2992 - ARC - Data Modification Issue
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Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 23:39Updated: 06/20/2019 17:49
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (70), 06/20/2019 17:49 (7)
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