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A vulnerability was found in Gentoo cman 2.02.00. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. 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:
fence_manual, as used in fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly cman, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fence_manual.fifo temporary file.
The weakness was presented 10/15/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4580. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49732 (GLSA-201009-09 : fence: Multiple symlink vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.
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 databases at X-Force (45953) and Tenable (49732). See 44547 for similar entry.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Link followingCWE: CWE-59
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Nessus ID: 49732
Nessus Name: GLSA-201009-09 : fence: Multiple symlink vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 69033
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201009-09 (fence)
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Timeline
12/06/2005 🔍10/08/2008 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: xforce.iss.netStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2008-4580 (🔍)
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X-Force: 45953
Vulnerability Center: 25508 - Gentoo Linux Fence Local Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability via a Symlink Attack, Medium
SecurityFocus: 37416 - fence 'fence_manual' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/02/2021 14:08
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (55), 02/23/2017 10:30 (10), 08/02/2021 14:02 (3), 08/02/2021 14:08 (1)
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