Novell openSUSE 11.2/11.3 link following

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7.7$5k-$25k0.00

A vulnerability was found in Novell openSUSE 11.2/11.3 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The init script in kbd, possibly 1.14.1 and earlier, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /dev/shm/defkeymap.map.

The weakness was presented 04/16/2014 with SuSE as Bug 663898 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.novell.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-0460. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 02/02/2025). 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 75544 (openSUSE Security Update : kbd (openSUSE-SU-2011:0357-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165189 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2011:007)).

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 databases at X-Force (66879), Tenable (75544), SecurityFocus (BID 47422†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31206†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Temp Score: 7.7
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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 75544
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : kbd (openSUSE-SU-2011:0357-1)
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04/19/2011 +95 days 🔍
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04/26/2011 +7 days 🔍
04/16/2014 +1086 days 🔍
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06/13/2014 +58 days 🔍
03/25/2015 +285 days 🔍
02/02/2025 +3602 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: Bug 663898
Organization: SuSE
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-0460 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0460
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69368
X-Force: 66879
SecurityFocus: 47422 - kbd Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 31206 - kbd Local Insecure Temporary-File-Creation Vulnerability, Low

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Created: 03/25/2015 04:45 PM
Updated: 02/02/2025 07:02 AM
Changes: 03/25/2015 04:45 PM (57), 03/21/2017 04:43 PM (9), 03/15/2022 09:54 AM (3), 03/15/2022 09:58 AM (1), 02/02/2025 07:02 AM (16)
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