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A vulnerability was found in Acme Labs thttpd 2.21b/2.23b1 (Web Server). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

syslogtocern in Acme thttpd before 2.23 allows local users to write arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

The bug was discovered 11/04/2005. The weakness was shared 11/06/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at debian.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-3124 since 10/03/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22749 (Debian DSA-883-1 : thttpd - 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 to version 2.23 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 (24574) and Tenable (22749).

Productinfo

Type

• Web Server

Vendor

• Acme Labs

Name

• thttpd

Version

• 2.21b
• 2.23b1

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploitinginfo

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

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22749
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-883-1 : thttpd - insecure temporary file
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OpenVAS ID: 55795
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 883-1 (thttpd)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: thttpd 2.23

Timelineinfo

10/03/2005 🔍
11/04/2005 +32 days 🔍
11/04/2005 +0 days 🔍
11/04/2005 +0 days 🔍
11/06/2005 +2 days 🔍
11/06/2005 +0 days 🔍
11/06/2005 +0 days 🔍
10/14/2006 +342 days 🔍
01/30/2008 +473 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +2597 days 🔍
08/04/2019 +1607 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3124 (🔍)
X-Force: 24574
Vulnerability Center: 17490 - Acme Thttpd Syslogtocern Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Overwrite Arbitrary Files, Low
SecurityFocus: 15320 - Acme Thttpd Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 17454
OSVDB: 20510 - Acme - Thttpd - Insecure Temporary File Creation Issue
Vupen: ADV-2005-2308

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 08/04/2019 11:42
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (70), 08/04/2019 11:42 (7)
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