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A vulnerability has been found in Ti Kan xmcd 2.6 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. 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:

The (1) ncsarmt and (2) ncsawrap scripts in xmcd 2.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/Mosaic.*pid temporary file.

The weakness was disclosed 11/07/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4994. 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.

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 (46550). The entries 44966, 44935, 44934 and 44933 are pretty similar.

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CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

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

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/24/2008 🔍
11/07/2008 +74 days 🔍
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12/12/2010 +765 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1556 days 🔍
08/03/2021 +2331 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2008-4994 (🔍)
X-Force: 46550
Vulnerability Center: 28594 - xmcd 2.6 and 2.6-19.3 Allows Local Attackers to Overwrite Arbitrary Files via a Symlink attack, Low
SecurityFocus: 32288 - Debian xmcd Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/03/2021 08:13
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (47), 03/10/2017 10:41 (8), 08/03/2021 08:13 (4)
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