Jim Trocki mon 0.99.2 alert.d/test.alert link following

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A vulnerability was found in Jim Trocki mon 0.99.2. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file alert.d/test.alert. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

alert.d/test.alert in mon 0.99.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the test.alert.log temporary file.

The bug was discovered 08/24/2008. The weakness was released 10/07/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4477 since 10/07/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34370 (Debian DSA-1648-1 : mon - insecure temporary files), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45738) and Tenable (34370). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 44966, 44935, 44934 and 44933.

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 34370
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1648-1 : mon - insecure temporary files
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OpenVAS ID: 61713
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1648-1 (mon)
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Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4477 (🔍)
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X-Force: 45738
Vulnerability Center: 19684 - Debian Mon 0.99 alert.d/test.alert Local File Overwrite via a Symlink Attack on the Test.alert.log, Low
SecurityFocus: 31597 - Mon 'alert.d/test.alert' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 32183
OSVDB: 48948 - CVE-2008-4477 - Jim Trocki - Mon - Privilege Escalation Issue

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/18/2019 09:21
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (73), 08/18/2019 09:21 (8)
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