CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.9 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Fedora 9. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing. 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 availability. CVE summarizes:
rc.sysinit in initscripts before 8.76.3-1 on Fedora 9 and other Linux platforms allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file or directory under (1) /var/lock or (2) /var/run.
The bug was discovered 08/11/2008. The weakness was disclosed 09/29/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3524 since 08/07/2008. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 44 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34279 (Fedora 9 : initscripts-8.76.3-1 (2008-7667)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 9 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 (45402) and Tenable (34279). The entry 45060 is pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Link followingCWE: CWE-59
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Nessus ID: 34279
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : initscripts-8.76.3-1 (2008-7667)
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OpenVAS ID: 860949
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Upgrade: Fedora 9
Timeline
08/07/2008 🔍08/11/2008 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: redhat.comAdvisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-3524 (🔍)
X-Force: 45402
Vulnerability Center: 19650 - Fedora Initscripts Symlink Attack Allows Local Attackers to Delete Arbitrary Files, Low
SecurityFocus: 31385 - initscripts Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability
Secunia: 32037
OSVDB: 48605 - CVE-2008-3524 - Redhat - initscripts - File Deletion Issue
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/17/2019 21:26
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (71), 08/17/2019 21:26 (7)
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