CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability was found in opensuse 10.2. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Updater. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
opensuse-updater in openSUSE 10.2 allows local users to access arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
The weakness was shared 06/06/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-2389. 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.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (43038). The entry 42693 is related to this item.
Product
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
VulDB Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Link followingCWE: CWE-59
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
05/21/2008 🔍06/06/2008 🔍
06/06/2008 🔍
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06/09/2008 🔍
11/25/2009 🔍
03/16/2015 🔍
08/01/2021 🔍
Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2008-2389 (🔍)
X-Force: 43038
Vulnerability Center: 24179 - SUSE openSUSE 10.2 Vulnerability Allows Local Information Disclosure of Files via Symlink Attacks, Medium
SecurityFocus: 29608 - opensuse-updater Symbolic Link Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 17:00Updated: 08/01/2021 08:45
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (47), 02/17/2017 11:27 (9), 08/01/2021 08:45 (3)
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