man 6.0/6.1/7.0/7.1 makewhatis symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in man 6.0/6.1/7.0/7.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file makewhatis. The manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2000-0566. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in man 6.0/6.1/7.0/7.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file makewhatis. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

The weakness was released 07/03/2000 with Redhat (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0566. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61813 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : man (MDKSA-2000:015)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4900), Tenable (61813), SecurityFocus (BID 1434†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39028†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 61813
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : man (MDKSA-2000:015)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Organization: Redhat
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0566 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0566
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15731
X-Force: 4900
SecurityFocus: 1434 - Multiple Vendor man(1) 'makewhatis' Insecure /tmp Files Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 39028 - Linux Man Package Local User File System Write Vulnerability - Makewhatis, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2014 14:55
Updated: 06/25/2021 08:22
Changes: 06/25/2014 14:55 (60), 04/26/2017 23:42 (4), 06/25/2021 08:22 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:0EB:103

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