VDB-115026 · CVE-2014-2312 · OSVDB 104367

thermald android_main.cpp main link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in thermald. Affected is the function main of the file android_main.cpp. The manipulation results in link following. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2014-2312. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in thermald (affected version not known). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function main of the file android_main.cpp. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The main function in android_main.cpp in thermald allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/thermald.pid.

The bug was discovered 03/07/2014. The weakness was released 03/26/2018 (oss-sec). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-2312 since 03/06/2014. Local access is required to approach this attack. A authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1480 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 OSVDB (104367†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Name

thermald

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/06/2014 🔍
03/07/2014 +1 days 🔍
03/26/2018 +1480 days 🔍
03/26/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/27/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/16/2020 +660 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-2312 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2312
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115026
OSVDB: 104367 - CVE-2014-2312 - Debian Linux - Thermald - Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2018 09:16
Updated: 01/16/2020 16:45
Changes: 03/27/2018 09:16 (55), 01/16/2020 16:45 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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