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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Freedesktop DBus up to 1.2.26. Affected is an unknown code block. 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, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The configure script in D-Bus (aka DBus) 1.2.x before 1.2.28 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified file in /tmp/.

The weakness was disclosed 06/22/2011 (Website). The advisory is available at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-2533 since 06/22/2011. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56589 (GLSA-201110-14 : D-Bus: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120227 (Solaris Multiple Vulnerabilities in D-Bus).

Upgrading to version 1.2.18 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68173) and Tenable (56589). The entries 55890 and 57760 are pretty similar.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Freedesktop

Name

• DBus

Version

• 1.2.1
• 1.2.3
• 1.2.4
• 1.2.6
• 1.2.8
• 1.2.10
• 1.2.12
• 1.2.14
• 1.2.16
• 1.2.18
• 1.2.20
• 1.2.22
• 1.2.24
• 1.2.26

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Temp Score: 4.9
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 56589
Nessus Name: GLSA-201110-14 : D-Bus: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 70777
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201110-14 (D-Bus)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: DBus 1.2.18

Timelineinfo

06/22/2011 🔍
06/22/2011 +0 days 🔍
06/22/2011 +0 days 🔍
06/28/2011 +6 days 🔍
10/21/2011 +115 days 🔍
10/24/2011 +3 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1246 days 🔍
02/09/2019 +1419 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2011-2533 (🔍)
X-Force: 68173
SecurityTracker: 1025720
SecurityFocus: 45377

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 02/09/2019 11:14
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (69), 02/09/2019 11:14 (2)
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