CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in aptoncd 0.1. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part. 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. CVE summarizes:
xmlfile.py in aptoncd 0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/aptoncd temporary file.
The weakness was published 11/05/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-4940 since 11/05/2008. 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.
It is declared as highly functional.
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 vulnerability database at X-Force (44756). Similar entries are available at 44966, 44935, 44934 and 44933.
Product
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1
VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.1
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Exploiting
Class: Link followingCWE: CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Highly functional
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
08/28/2008 🔍11/05/2008 🔍
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03/17/2015 🔍
10/13/2018 🔍
Sources
Advisory: bugs.gentoo.orgStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4940 (🔍)
X-Force: 44756 - APTonCD xmlfile.py symlink
SecurityFocus: 30882
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 10/13/2018 08:58
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (46), 10/13/2018 08:58 (6)
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