CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Debian Citadel Server 7.37. This affects an unknown code block of the file migrate_aliases.sh. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
migrate_aliases.sh in Citadel Server 7.37 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
The weakness was presented 09/04/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-3930 since 09/04/2008. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
It is declared as highly functional.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (44734). See 44966, 44935, 44934 and 44933 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0
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Exploiting
Class: Link followingCWE: CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Highly functional
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: debian.orgAdvisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3930 (🔍)
X-Force: 44734 - Citadel migrate_aliases.sh symlink
SecurityFocus: 30877 - Citadel Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 31648 - Citadel "migrate_aliases.sh" Insecure Temporary Files, Less Critical
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 12/05/2017 08:11
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (52), 12/05/2017 08:11 (7)
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