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A vulnerability was found in tkdiff 3.0.8/3.0.9/4.0/4.0.2/4.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
tkdiff before 4.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
The bug was discovered 12/27/2005. The weakness was released 12/27/2005 by Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-3343 since 10/27/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20471 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : tkcvs (MDKSA-2006:001)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 4.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23858) and Tenable (20471).
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: SymlinkCWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Nessus ID: 20471
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : tkcvs (MDKSA-2006:001)
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OpenVAS ID: 56056
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 927-1 (tkdiff)
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Upgrade: tkdiff 4.1.1
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Sources
Advisory: debian.orgResearcher: Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3343 (🔍)
X-Force: 23858
SecurityTracker: 1015421
Vulnerability Center: 12977 - tkdiff Local Users Can Overwrite Arbitrary Files Via a Symlink Attack, Medium
SecurityFocus: 16064 - TkDiff Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 18083
OSVDB: 21933 - TkDiff Temporary File Symlink Privilege Escalation
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 11:11Updated: 07/10/2019 09:31
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (75), 07/10/2019 09:31 (8)
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