lintian up to 2.5.11 Symlink link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in lintian up to 2.5.11. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation as part of Symlink causes link following. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-1429. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in lintian up to 2.5.11 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation as part of a Symlink 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. The summary by CVE is:

Lintian before 2.5.12 allows remote attackers to gather information about the "host" system using crafted symlinks.

The weakness was released 11/07/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-1429 since 01/26/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.5.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: lintian 2.5.12

Timelineinfo

01/26/2013 🔍
11/07/2019 +2476 days 🔍
11/08/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/05/2024 +1550 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.launchpad.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-1429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-145201

Entryinfo

Created: 11/08/2019 09:23
Updated: 02/05/2024 14:12
Changes: 11/08/2019 09:23 (37), 11/08/2019 09:28 (17), 02/05/2024 14:12 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:CBB:103

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