Gentoo cman 2.02.00 Verbose Mode link following

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A vulnerability was found in Gentoo cman 2.02.00. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the component Verbose Mode. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The (1) fence_apc and (2) fence_apc_snmp programs, as used in (a) fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly (b) cman, when running in verbose mode, allows local users to append to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the apclog temporary file.

The weakness was disclosed 10/15/2008 with Red Hat (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-4579 since 10/15/2008. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43788 (CentOS 5 : cman (CESA-2009:1341)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117026 (CentOS Security Update for cman (CESA-2009:1341)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 12 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45950) and Tenable (43788). The entries 44234 and 47403 are pretty similar.

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 43788
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : cman (CESA-2009:1341)
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OpenVAS ID: 880860
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for cman CESA-2009:1341 centos5 i386
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Advisory: redhat.com
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4579 (🔍)
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X-Force: 45950
Vulnerability Center: 19872 - RedHat Cluster Suite Fence and Cman Vulnerability Allows Local File Overwrite via a Symlink Attack, Low
SecurityFocus: 31904 - fence 'fence_apc' and 'fence_apc_snmp' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32387
OSVDB: 50047 - fence fence_apc_snmp apclog Temporary File Symlink Arbitrary File Modification
Vupen: ADV-2011-0419

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/20/2019 08:25
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (75), 08/20/2019 08:25 (8)
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