Malwarebytes Free 4.1.0.56 Symbolic Links symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Malwarebytes Free 4.1.0.56. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Symbolic Links Handler. Such manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-28641. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Malwarebytes Free 4.1.0.56 (Anti-Malware Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Symbolic Links Handler. 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 weakness was disclosed 12/23/2020. The advisory is shared for download at support.malwarebytes.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-28641. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/23/2020 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.malwarebytes.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-28641 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-28641
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-166712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/23/2020 10:01
Changes: 12/23/2020 10:01 (37)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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