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A vulnerability was found in netperf 2.4.3 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. 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:
netserver in netperf 2.4.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/netperf.debug.
The weakness was shared 03/06/2007 by Ben Hutchings (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-1444 since 03/13/2007. 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.
It is declared as proof-of-concept.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Product
Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.6
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Exploiting
Class: SymlinkCWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
03/06/2007 🔍03/11/2007 🔍
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08/27/2018 🔍
Sources
Advisory: vupen.com⛔Researcher: Ben Hutchings
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2007-1444 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 22925 - Netperf Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 24464 - netperf "netperf.debug" Insecure File Creation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 33975 - netperf netperf.debug Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite
Vupen: ADV-2007-0912
Entry
Created: 03/13/2015 12:16Updated: 08/27/2018 07:29
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (50), 08/27/2018 07:29 (7)
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