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5.9 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Novell openSUSE 10.3/11.1 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. 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:
iscsi_discovery in open-iscsi in SUSE openSUSE 10.3 through 11.1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) 10 SP2 and 11, and other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified temporary file that has a predictable name.
The weakness was shared 10/23/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wiki.mageia.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-1297. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/24/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 41012 (openSUSE Security Update : open-iscsi (open-iscsi-1238)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (41012).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Link followingCWE: CWE-59
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Nessus ID: 41012
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : open-iscsi (open-iscsi-1238)
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OpenVAS ID: 840779
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for open-iscsi USN-1235-1
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Timeline
04/15/2009 🔍09/18/2009 🔍
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03/18/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: novell.comAdvisory: wiki.mageia.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-1297 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 23542 - SuSE Linux Enterprise 10.0 and 11.0 and OpenSusre 10.1-11.1 Local File System Write via Symlink Attack, Medium
Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 08/24/2021 15:29
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (56), 02/15/2017 09:13 (7), 08/24/2021 15:24 (4), 08/24/2021 15:29 (1)
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