IBM Bootable Media Creator up to 3.00 Advanced Settings link following
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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM Bootable Media Creator up to 3.00. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Advanced Settings. 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 integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
IBM Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) through 3.62 and 3.70 through 9.21 and Bootable Media Creator (BoMC) through 2.30 and 3.00 through 9.21 on Linux allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) temporary file or (2) log file.
The weakness was presented 12/19/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-3329 since 06/07/2012. 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.
It is declared as highly functional.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (78044).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Link followingCWE: CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Highly functional
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Timeline
06/07/2012 🔍12/19/2012 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3329 (🔍)
X-Force: 78044 - IBM Advanced Settings Utility and Bootable Media Creator symlink
SecurityFocus: 56961
Secunia: 51525
Entry
Created: 03/24/2015 12:22Updated: 01/31/2018 07:56
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (47), 01/31/2018 07:56 (6)
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